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Good for Appetizers:.You’ll get 6 to 7 claws per pound. These are great as an appetizer. Ideal serving: One pound per person. |
An Excellent Entrée: You’ll get 4 to 5 claws per pound. Great as an appetizer. Just as good as an entrée. Ideal serving: 1½ pounds per person. |
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An Even Better Entrée: Three big claws come per pound. Best served as an entrée. George’s favorite. Ideal serving: 1½ lbs per person. |
The Best Entrée: One to two huge claws per pound. Perfect for the guest with a BIG appetite and a matching ego. Ideal serving: 1½ lbs per person. |
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Made with the freshest and tangiest Key limes. Ideal serving: 6 to 8 people per pie. |
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Stone crab season in Florida runs from October 15th to May 15. In order to assure the continued survival of the species: Only one claw may be removed so the crab can defend itself. Egg bearing females are not allowed to be declawed. |
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- The crabs are captured in baited traps. No spears or hooks are allowed. - Four inches from the first joint to the tip is the minimum legal size, that’s about two ounces. A colossal can weigh 25 ounces or more. - The large crusher claw car exerts extreme pressure. As much as 19,000 lbs per square inch. Although their massive claws serve as deterrents to most predators, fishermen have reported the stone crab falls prey to the octopus. - Stone Crabs exhibit carnivorous feeding behavior. Sometimes in traps they resort to cannibalism! The claws make up half the weight of the whole crab, they are removed by carefully grabbing from the rear and twisting. The crab is returned to water and the claw regenerates. It takes between 12 to 24 months to reach legal size again. In 1963 stone crabs cost 30 cents a dozen wholesale. |
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- There are many ways to crack a Stone Crab claw... almost all of them very messy! - Our favorite way is to lay the claw in the palm of our hand and whack it with the heavy end of an all-stainless butter knife. - This takes practice, but eventually you will be able to pull the meat right out of the shell. - Another less messy way is to place the claw in a paper towel and cover it and hit it with a wooden mallet. Either way, be very careful... the broken claws can be very sharp. |
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- If you have any claws left over, put them in an open container and keep them in the coldest part of your refrigerator, or you can put them in a cooler with ice in angle and open drainage so the water leaks. - Fresh claws have a shelf life of 14 days. - It is best to not re-heat any claws you plan on saving for later. They should be placed right in the freezer where they will keep for up to 6 months. |
