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Ingredients

• 3 lbs Stone Crab Claws
• Special Equipment: Steaming Basket

Directions

Prep: 5 min.|Cook: 5-8 min.|Yields: 2-4 Servings

• Rinse the Stone Crab claws off with cool water. Making sure no oceanic debris still lingering.
• Fill a large pot with about 1.5 in. of water, be sure the water is below where the basket will sit.
• Place steam basket into the pot and cover with the lid.
• With the lid on, bring water to a boil over high heat. Covering the pot makes the water boil quicker and keep the steam contained.
• Now that the water is boiling, remove the lid and drop the prepped Crab claws into the basket and re-cover with the lid. Be careful to not let too much steam escape.
• Keep water boiling and the lid on the pot, steam the claws for about 5 minutes.
• Once ready, immediately remove the claws by either using tongs or lift the steaming basket out by the handle.
• Crack the claws and remove meat while warm, to ensure you get the meat out of the shell with little to none sticking to the shell.
• You can serve them warm or you can chill them and serve with some sort of dipping sauce. Melted butter or a mustard sauce go perfect with Stone Crab.

Notes

Stone Crab is best served with a dipping sauce. Two of the most popular sauces for this scrumpscious seafood are: a homemade mustard sauce or a melted clarified butter sauce. To top off the exposed meat hit it with just a squirt of fresh lemon juice.

Did you know that only the claws of this delicious crustacean are harvested and eaten? The Fresh Florida Stone Crab claw is a delicacy on the eastern coast, like Florida Lobster. Florida’s waters are rich with spiny lobsters and stone crab, if you dont normally hunt for your own, you should really take a shot at it. First timer? Read some of our popular ‘How To’ articles:  “Florida Stone Crab Season” or “What you need to know about Florida’s Lobster Season”.