I have to tell you, i have been cooking for a while, this is the easiest way to clean the crab. Thank you so much, i seldom cooked crabe because i thought it was too much work, now i will be cooking often, thanks Sunjay, YOU RULE>>>>>
Great video, very intructive on cleaning out the crab. Also, as far as the yellow stuff goes, you find similar stuff in lobsters except its green, my grandmother eats it, though i find it disgusting. I believe she said she calls it the "tamale" and that its basically lobster crap
thanks! i was going to make black pepper crabs tomorrow and was just worrying about how to clean then since mom has always done it for us thus far. lol
@xLostInThoughtx lol I know that this is from 2 years ago, but I just have to ask. Are lions killing a gazelle, the way they do, not lion-like; since killing crabs the way he does is "unhuman?"
I think that if you boiled all the extra stuff you don't use you could make a really delicious crab stock, that could be the base of a soup or a chowder or something.
Hello Vahchef.. I am big fan of your cooking. I have followed almost all your recipes. I am new to USA, So can you tell me what kind of crab you are using for making crab curry? The other I went to fish market to buy crab but could not find the right one. Can you tell me what crab should I use for making crab masala? And Can I use lobster instead of crab? And can you tell me how to do it with lobster? Thanks. Have a great day.
I hv never cooked crabs before .. I am love to eat crabs .. I can’t wait to cook it now . That’s for the video chef .. but I also wanted to know If I can do the same with whole boiled crab Or shud we first clean and then cook it . And also how long shud be cook ( in case we r just boiling it in water . Awaiting for ur speedy valuable response Thank u in advance
@lureyourkidsinvan The reason he cleans the crab this way is because this is the way it is done in the coastal parts of South India where seafood is a huge part of the cuisine. BTW, he is also a professional chef who has cooked for President Obama (before he was the President) while he was working in a restaurant in Chicago. Just search on youtube for "Khan Biriyani". He talks about briefly about his history in the US.
i love your videos. Thank you. Even though cleaning a crab still grosses me out...I'll probably still probably still buy the pre-cleaned ones 'cause that guts and cutting off the head kinda makes my appetite for the crab go away. Maybe one day...I'll be brave. lol :-)
I disagree. He cleans the crab in the most normal way its done. I dont think he missed any steps, and this is a good video for learning how to do this.
I see a bunch of you feeling upset that you have to kill the crabs in an inhumane way. Best way to do it is plan a day ahead before you cook them. 1st you gotta have them claws tied round their body. Put them in a container or a pack, ensure it's tightly closed and stuff it in the freezer overnight. That way, you don't need to get violent on them while they're still alive. If you wanna cook right away, make sure they're still tied and boil them. There's no other humane way to eat meat. :)
while I can tell you why your crab acted the way it did, (I was not there) I can say that most of the time you can stun a crab enough with a blow as shown to allow you to pull the back shell off.
Thanks for the help on how to clean the crab. I can't stand to do it to a live crab though. >.< Don't get me wrong, I eat meat, I love it, but I'm so IFFY about doing the killing myself.
One thing he is definitely wrong about is you CANNOT 'knock a crab out by hitting its shell with the flat of the knife. I tried this on various large crab (dungeness) and doing so only made them mad. (I hit one so hard its shell cracked... the guy was still conscious)
I won't get drawn down to your level man. You shame your ancestors as well as your self. I was being nice to the wonderful chef. You had to take it somewhere else... go and get happy or something
I eat a lot of crab and this is the worst way to prepare it. Boil it whole, when you rip open the top shell it exposed the meat to too much heat and it dries it out, that or it gets to that rubbery texture if you chose to boil as opposed to steam (without the topshell). That and all the juices escape. Keep the crab intact, boil it whole and the juices will marinate the meat when they rupture over inside the crab. This guy is no cook. I cook a lot and this is the best way to do it.
@westphillyres Trying to compare what a lion does to a gazelle and what a human does to a crab in my opinion are two different things. I get what you are saying, but perceptively we're much more intelligent than any other animal and thus should behave like so. Is being humane to what we kill to much to ask?
You should never name your food. Juts like you should never give names to your bate what you go fishing. But food is food. And the way the crab is clean in this video is the normal way this fod is made ready for the table. However there are some people that cant take watching some foods , so perhaps it is best if they stay out of the kitchen and just watch TV until called to the table.
You make some great food, but I'm particularly disappointed with this video because it looked like the crab was still alive even after you tapped it with the knife. I'm a vegetarian so this kind of stuff sort of freaks me out. It just seems.. unhuman.
I have to tell you, i have been cooking for a while, this is the easiest way to clean the crab. Thank you so much, i seldom cooked crabe because i thought it was too much work, now i will be cooking often,
thanks Sunjay, YOU RULE>>>>>
I am 14 and now a crab expert haha! Thanks alot! Keep up the vids my man! :)
Best crab cleaning video i've seen.
Very professional way with simple explanantion for difficult issues!
Fast and easy...great advice on how to clean crab!
Thank you so much for sharing the tips and makes my first 1 on 1 with the crab so much easier
Great video, very intructive on cleaning out the crab. Also, as far as the yellow stuff goes, you find similar stuff in lobsters except its green, my grandmother eats it, though i find it disgusting. I believe she said she calls it the "tamale" and that its basically lobster crap
thanks sanjay! good to see you back
Thank you for the great lesson. Looking forward to more tips.
thanks! i was going to make black pepper crabs tomorrow and was just worrying about how to clean then since mom has always done it for us thus far. lol
I love your sense of humour .
@xLostInThoughtx lol I know that this is from 2 years ago, but I just have to ask. Are lions killing a gazelle, the way they do, not lion-like; since killing crabs the way he does is "unhuman?"
I think that if you boiled all the extra stuff you don't use you could make a really delicious crab stock, that could be the base of a soup or a chowder or something.
Hello Vahchef.. I am big fan of your cooking. I have followed almost all your recipes. I am new to USA, So can you tell me what kind of crab you are using for making crab curry? The other I went to fish market to buy crab but could not find the right one. Can you tell me what crab should I use for making crab masala? And Can I use lobster instead of crab? And can you tell me how to do it with lobster? Thanks. Have a great day.
VAHCHEF THANK YOU! NICE AND
SIMPLE VIDEO.RIGHT TO THE POINT.
I hv never cooked crabs before .. I am love to eat crabs ..
I can’t wait to cook it now . That’s for the video chef ..
but I also wanted to know
If I can do the same with whole boiled crab
Or shud we first clean and then cook it .
And also how long shud be cook ( in case we r just boiling it in water .
Awaiting for ur speedy valuable response
Thank u in advance
excellent video! Great visual tips with good verbal instructions. You could be a teacher! Thank you for your help :)
HD Video Update on this one please. Thanks chef.
Thank you. This is one of the most useful videos I've ever seen on youtube.
Thank you so much for your helpful video! Appreciate the clear instructions. I'll be watching more of your videos.
Thanks for all your tips.
Thanks - very useful video - can't wait to make some chili crab :)
where is this available?
Ahhh, the yellow stuff is the best part!! It's very creamy and sweet.
Theresa Kim It can also kill you.
Really? I never heard of that before.
Steven C how??,
Thanks for the very useful instructions
Great and very helpful! Thank you very much!
amazing! really nicely explained, thanks
awesome video.
Very helpful
What exactly is the yellow stuff?
thank you very much my friend!!!!!!
i learned alot
@lureyourkidsinvan The reason he cleans the crab this way is because this is the way it is done in the coastal parts of South India where seafood is a huge part of the cuisine. BTW, he is also a professional chef who has cooked for President Obama (before he was the President) while he was working in a restaurant in Chicago. Just search on youtube for "Khan Biriyani". He talks about briefly about his history in the US.
tnx on my way to buy a crab now =)
i love your videos. Thank you. Even though cleaning a crab still grosses me out...I'll probably still probably still buy the pre-cleaned ones 'cause that guts and cutting off the head kinda makes my appetite for the crab go away. Maybe one day...I'll be brave. lol :-)
I disagree.
He cleans the crab in the most normal way its done.
I dont think he missed any steps, and this is a good video for learning how to do this.
thanks… really helpful.
Some times there is yellow color eggs that you can use it.after removing waste parts wash whole crab then cut .its juice remain inside
nice vid
thank u sir.its useful
I see a bunch of you feeling upset that you have to kill the crabs in an inhumane way. Best way to do it is plan a day ahead before you cook them. 1st you gotta have them claws tied round their body. Put them in a container or a pack, ensure it's tightly closed and stuff it in the freezer overnight. That way, you don't need to get violent on them while they're still alive. If you wanna cook right away, make sure they're still tied and boil them. There's no other humane way to eat meat. :)
He said that you can use the yellow thing but in other videos they said it is poo 😫 can somebody explain, please?
12 years ago 👌😏
The yellow looking stuff is whats good though.
When you tap on the crab i think it just acts as it's dead and when you try to touch it will engage you.
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I cried watching this video because the first time I watched this was 10 years ago
Now I feel old guys😭😭
while I can tell you why your crab acted the way it did, (I was not there)
I can say that most of the time you can stun a crab enough with a blow as shown to allow you to pull the back shell off.
I personally only remove the gills...not the green stuff in both lobsters and crab! Thats the tastiest part...Yucky me! :)
@xLostInThoughtx yes
thank you for calling dell technical support...
please mail me How To Make CRAB Soup?
Thanks for the help on how to clean the crab. I can't stand to do it to a live crab though. >.< Don't get me wrong, I eat meat, I love it, but I'm so IFFY about doing the killing myself.
One thing he is definitely wrong about is you CANNOT 'knock a crab out by hitting its shell with the flat of the knife. I tried this on various large crab (dungeness) and doing so only made them mad. (I hit one so hard its shell cracked... the guy was still conscious)
Thanks for the explanation. But I can't kill...though I eat. Sorry about that.
its good its like fats...very tasty
a good lesson on how to cut a crab... so vegones, please just cut the cr@p (pun intended)...
wadd ddaa idea,i tail you he is good pucker hahahahahaha
lol.... I imagine you to have a very patient and beautiful wife.... ;) Ding dong ding!!
+nicemutant hahahah... Secret revealed... ;)
I won't get drawn down to your level man. You shame your ancestors as well as your self. I was being nice to the wonderful chef. You had to take it somewhere else... go and get happy or something
My mother was so wonderful you'd never know - so even when people make silly jokes about her it hurts. So live foreverMrParitoshJ... live forever.
I eat a lot of crab and this is the worst way to prepare it. Boil it whole, when you rip open the top shell it exposed the meat to too much heat and it dries it out, that or it gets to that rubbery texture if you chose to boil as opposed to steam (without the topshell). That and all the juices escape. Keep the crab intact, boil it whole and the juices will marinate the meat when they rupture over inside the crab. This guy is no cook. I cook a lot and this is the best way to do it.
Riiiiiiight....and I'm a chicken....
Oh god the crab bit you!!
Ok the crab does not go unconscious!
Stephanie CR it does when you beat it !
if i even try making this...i will become a pure vegetarian ....:(
+Samant Thakur you never heard vegetables cry out in pain when you slice?
Samant Thakur stupid
Good information except that the Crab butter kind of grossed me out.
Yaak
that was a piece of crab.
That is a fucking pro!
@westphillyres Trying to compare what a lion does to a gazelle and what a human does to a crab in my opinion are two different things. I get what you are saying, but perceptively we're much more intelligent than any other animal and thus should behave like so. Is being humane to what we kill to much to ask?
what the fuck was that
if you dont like it why would you even bother watching a video about cleaning a crab?!? troll
You should never name your food.
Juts like you should never give names to your bate what you go fishing.
But food is food.
And the way the crab is clean in this video is the normal way this fod is made ready for the table.
However there are some people that cant take watching some foods , so perhaps it is best if they stay out of the kitchen and just watch TV until called to the table.
i would so eat =P
You make some great food, but I'm particularly disappointed with this video because it looked like the crab was still alive even after you tapped it with the knife. I'm a vegetarian so this kind of stuff sort of freaks me out. It just seems.. unhuman.
the crab is already dead..
dont eat anything then, all food are ripped off from their source of life somehow
@RifledBarrel watch lions eat, its worse
That makes me sick
So much of violence:-(
+sristy1989 All good and yummy in the end !