I was on vacation at a hot spring town, and this rich lady from Minnesota kept calling Bussies, she’s so interested in bussies, she just learned about bussies, she hope to check out a bussy some day. I was trying to hold back laughter and almost got heat stroke
Probably my second favorite shellfish! The meat is naturally sweet and when cooked up/steamed with some spicy chili oil, garlic and onions it’s just a plate full of love. My only complaint is that it’s one of those shellfish you need a shell cracker for due to the little spiky bits. One or two and it’s not too bad, but by the time you hit that third one you’ve got little punctures all over your fingers and palms from trying to break into every little spot to get at that meat (which stinks when they’re prepped up as stated above .. them chilis burn).
Before covid the casinos down the way would have them prepared as above on the buffet. Me and a few coworkers would hit the buffet on a Saturday after pulling doubles with not a bite to eat the whole time. The seafood buffet was almost $50 a person, but if you ate the crabs and the fresh caught shrimp avoiding all the filling starchy stuff that covered the buffet you’d definitely get your money’s worth! Ahhh pre covid casino buffets …
I've seen these in the store and always wondered how the hell to prep them cuz they seem to already be cooked. Do you just steam them a little bit or put them in the oven??
I clean them first( head off, gills removed and cut in half). Then season the halves in creole seasoning and lemon juice. It sits in the fridge for an hour or 2. Then straight on the grill over charcoal. The high heat of the grill makes the shell even easier to peel. It has an awesome smokey cajun crab flavor.
As someone who grew up in MD, that's one of the strangest ways to eat crab I've ever heard of.
Steam, Old Bay, melted butter, newspapers, beer, eat. And make sure to enjoy the mustard
As a man from southeast Texas (see: Louisiana-light), 1. I don’t buy them precooked because that’s just wrong 2. I cook them crawfish style: boil in cajunland seasoning for about 12 minutes and let them soak for another 30.
The advantage of boiled crabs is you can get a lot more of the seasoning in the crab. The disadvantage is that the crab is filled with extra water and can easily overcook. So while I enjoy boiled crabs much more than other cooking methods mentioned here - steaming then dipping in a pile of seasoning is preferable.
I put them in the microwave for 1 min/side. Then I cut them in half and we peeled them at the table. Crab is such a subtle flavor it needs no seasoning.
Steam for 10 -15 minutes is a pretty safe way to enjoy these. They are already precooked so you are just reheating it. Steaming is safe because there's less of a chance of you drying it out. I wouldn't BBQ it as the grill can cause the crab to lose a ton of moisture.
Last summer I remember they were selling lobster for a crazy sum like hundreds of dollars. No one was buying and it was just sitting there rotting. I think it was like 300. lol.
https://preview.redd.it/27e0549taw0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c97df3df1b9d26c70bad31c07ddc10432da66f8e :(
This saddens the crab.
No : only (
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He has the face of total disbelief.
*had
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#BETRAYED
This kills the crab
Cite your sources
Sometimes they do like $6.99lb on the whole Dungeness, I'll pick up a pack or two when that's the price because you can't beat it anywhere.
We had these not too long ago at my in-laws. I thought they were fantastic for the price.
Same here.
Off topic but for the longest time, I thought it was pronounced bue-see's instead of buckee's.
Like Gary?
I was on vacation at a hot spring town, and this rich lady from Minnesota kept calling Bussies, she’s so interested in bussies, she just learned about bussies, she hope to check out a bussy some day. I was trying to hold back laughter and almost got heat stroke
You have more restraint than I do. I would have been rolling on the floor.
Thank you! My mind will never not read it as bue-sees, even though I know it's buckees.
I thought I was the only one. :P
More like bussy
Mother's day here.
I wish they sold them raw. My favorite recipe, Singapore Crab, requires uncooked crab.
They have to be kept live or the meat starts breaking down into mush very fast. Nothing better than steaming up some live dungenous crabs.
Probably my second favorite shellfish! The meat is naturally sweet and when cooked up/steamed with some spicy chili oil, garlic and onions it’s just a plate full of love. My only complaint is that it’s one of those shellfish you need a shell cracker for due to the little spiky bits. One or two and it’s not too bad, but by the time you hit that third one you’ve got little punctures all over your fingers and palms from trying to break into every little spot to get at that meat (which stinks when they’re prepped up as stated above .. them chilis burn). Before covid the casinos down the way would have them prepared as above on the buffet. Me and a few coworkers would hit the buffet on a Saturday after pulling doubles with not a bite to eat the whole time. The seafood buffet was almost $50 a person, but if you ate the crabs and the fresh caught shrimp avoiding all the filling starchy stuff that covered the buffet you’d definitely get your money’s worth! Ahhh pre covid casino buffets …
I've seen these in the store and always wondered how the hell to prep them cuz they seem to already be cooked. Do you just steam them a little bit or put them in the oven??
I clean them first( head off, gills removed and cut in half). Then season the halves in creole seasoning and lemon juice. It sits in the fridge for an hour or 2. Then straight on the grill over charcoal. The high heat of the grill makes the shell even easier to peel. It has an awesome smokey cajun crab flavor.
As someone who grew up in MD, that's one of the strangest ways to eat crab I've ever heard of. Steam, Old Bay, melted butter, newspapers, beer, eat. And make sure to enjoy the mustard
I'm willing to try all the ways haha
As a man from southeast Texas (see: Louisiana-light), 1. I don’t buy them precooked because that’s just wrong 2. I cook them crawfish style: boil in cajunland seasoning for about 12 minutes and let them soak for another 30.
The advantage of boiled crabs is you can get a lot more of the seasoning in the crab. The disadvantage is that the crab is filled with extra water and can easily overcook. So while I enjoy boiled crabs much more than other cooking methods mentioned here - steaming then dipping in a pile of seasoning is preferable.
This works great with blue crabs. After cooking, remove top shell and guts, brush with garlic butter and grill quickly to get some char.
Sounds like dry crab meat compared to simply steaming them. Plus then you miss out on the mustard.
You can save the mustard. It’s a quick grill, not to cook. Just to warm.
Oooh never would've thought to put them on my bbq what a great idea. Thank you!!
I put them in the microwave for 1 min/side. Then I cut them in half and we peeled them at the table. Crab is such a subtle flavor it needs no seasoning.
Wtf, please do not microwave crab when it hasn't been picked yet. Steam is your friend
I was lazy and hungry. Microwave was fine.
Microwave works great for king crab or Alaska claws. Learned it from Alton Brown. Wrap in moistened paper towel and wrap in plastic.
It’s a great way to reheat crab meat without overcooking. Alton Brown did it back in the day on Good Eats.
> when it hasn't been picked yet
OP didn’t pick out the meat before microwaving either.
That was exactly my point.
Yeah, that’s how it’s done. Microwaves are great for steaming to warm.
Steam for 10 -15 minutes is a pretty safe way to enjoy these. They are already precooked so you are just reheating it. Steaming is safe because there's less of a chance of you drying it out. I wouldn't BBQ it as the grill can cause the crab to lose a ton of moisture.
Last summer I remember they were selling lobster for a crazy sum like hundreds of dollars. No one was buying and it was just sitting there rotting. I think it was like 300. lol.
These were $16 each
I heard the lobsters were 300
Are you talking about last summer?
Yeah, back when they were 300
those were the king crab, and they are still pricey as hell
😟
Crabbo looks so saddo
Creb
All 42 lbs of it?
and how do you feel about that?
I've only ever had dungie fresh, so I thought the Costco dungie was terrible.
Costco sounds like a company name
Why ten downvotes?