How To Cook Fresh Crab

There is perhaps a direct relation between the cooking method and the eating etiquette. Most dishes take time, labor, and constant juggling of different tasks to create the perfect palate teaser. Contrast this with cooking crab where the best way to cook it is to simply boil or steam it. The effort is minimal. However, when it comes to eating, other dishes are a simple affair. Eating crabs on the other hand will make you look like a barbarian. It is a very messy affair. For how do you relish something that is served with its shell, legs, and claws intact? Your simple knife and fork would fare badly when faced with such an armor. The best is to adopt the style that is prevalent since centuries, and that is to probe and pluck the meat out with your fingers. Looks out of place in any dining table! However, this is a sacrifice that many crab lovers are willing to make. For a perfectly boiled or steamed crab, with a little bit of melted butter is considered to be far more succulent than all the other meats put together. Seasoned only with salt and the right heat can do wonders in preserving the flavors and aroma of the crabmeat. The excellent taste perhaps results from the meat being cooked in its shell along with the juices. That is why no cook in their right mind would remove the shell and cook the crab. To know more on how you can cook fresh crab read below.