Picking CRABS 🦀

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
  • Full lenth crab cake recipe going live to RUclips Sunday 22nd Jan 2023 ✌️

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  • @calvinpallya
    @calvinpallya Год назад +6877

    The high pitched "hehe" when he shoots the meat right into the bowl had me 😂😂😂...such an adorable guy !

  • @bigb_da_seal
    @bigb_da_seal Год назад +322

    The crab shell glows under a black light. Useful for finding the tiny shards of shell in the meat.

  • @danielmargolis3210
    @danielmargolis3210 Год назад +4444

    I picked crab in Maine…once. I decided that crab pickers deserve their money.

    • @thomasthomasthomas296
      @thomasthomasthomas296 Год назад +75

      and any place where crab is cooked will immediately smell awful

    • @ricardorascon88
      @ricardorascon88 Год назад +51

      ​@Thomas eh but crab is still tasty...same with steak n lobster

    • @manaholic1680
      @manaholic1680 Год назад +27

      ​@@ricardorascon88 literally no one else I have ever known has also done that. Finally glad to see someone that likes lobster and steak too lol

    • @ArchangelMichael.
      @ArchangelMichael. Год назад +38

      @@manaholic1680people don’t like steak and lobster? It’s literally the best pairing with steak besides shrimp

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      @FoodKart Год назад

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  • @dadanny187
    @dadanny187 Год назад +233

    Best way to check for shell in your crabmeat is a blacklight. Shells glow with blacklight

    • @rhearosingana2821
      @rhearosingana2821 Год назад +12

      Who knew ? 😮. Thanks !

    • @Aquablecs
      @Aquablecs 9 месяцев назад +9

      Damn that’s cool

    • @gorikuri
      @gorikuri 2 месяца назад +3

      😮I didn't know that. Good to learn

  • @educlarity
    @educlarity Год назад +2459

    Mr Krabs at the chiropractor's:

    • @ImTheCrook187
      @ImTheCrook187 Год назад +45

      The chiropractor that plankton recommended. As in it was a set up to kill Mr. Krabs finally.

    • @SetuwoKecik
      @SetuwoKecik Год назад +12

      ​@@ImTheCrook187 thats so cruel even for plankton's standard. All he wanted was just the recipe and domination over Krabs 😢

    • @codynewton5034
      @codynewton5034 Год назад +4

      ​@@SetuwoKecikhe's secretly gay for mr krabs . And just wants to spend a life with him but but mr krabs has a thing for Squidward because he has a tentecle fettish

    • @rayyatqaikhwan7872
      @rayyatqaikhwan7872 2 месяца назад +1

      @@codynewton5034he did what with his tentacle ?

    • @farrel_ra
      @farrel_ra 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@codynewton5034 AYO WTF DID I JUST READ 💀💀💀

  • @robertglenn6905
    @robertglenn6905 Год назад +79

    Don't forget a small blacklight. The small bits of shell will glow and make it easier to sift through and remove 👍

  • @lwn72
    @lwn72 Год назад +610

    I have watched from day one,and everyday it is a positive vibe, keep on.

    • @andy_cooks
      @andy_cooks  Год назад +74

      Thank you !

    • @mcfcDJ51
      @mcfcDJ51 Год назад +9

      FACTS. Such a great vibe from him

    • @jjs8426
      @jjs8426 Год назад +2

      Are you feeling it now Mr Krabs?

    • @HeyMavDak
      @HeyMavDak Год назад +3

      How is it positive to dismember an animal on video?

    • @alexandraayeone1470
      @alexandraayeone1470 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@andy_cooks so true though! Really cheers you up plus inspires a great dinner idea, too x

  • @thegoodgeneral
    @thegoodgeneral Год назад +619

    “This is where your *long tool* comes in handy.”
    Hehe, thanks Andy.

  • @erdnaseum7702
    @erdnaseum7702 Год назад +7

    That “hehe” got me 😂

  • @SamSam-wx4rf
    @SamSam-wx4rf Год назад +13

    Don't forget a little vinegar in the water when you cook. It helps the meat come way from the shell

  • @faithrahal142
    @faithrahal142 Год назад +12

    Please keep the educating shorts going. They are super helpful !!

  • @sweetdaisy9918
    @sweetdaisy9918 Год назад +3

    Great idea to explain the technique 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @jshu-_-
    @jshu-_- Год назад +13

    As a Filipino, this is also how I pick crab, sans the hammer and tweezers. A spoon with the right technique works as a hammer too.

    • @girthbrooks39
      @girthbrooks39 9 месяцев назад

      "As a Filipino" he says.... for fucks sake.

  • @zstrode.8953
    @zstrode.8953 Год назад +2

    "HEHE" Im glad he has fun cooking. It makes it way better! 😀

  • @Alenasmusic-g3m
    @Alenasmusic-g3m Месяц назад +3

    Reminds me of a chiropractor 😂. Also the little "hehe!" ☺

  • @hyperswag506
    @hyperswag506 7 дней назад +1

    As someone who lived in Maryland for a time, I’ll say that your form is good

  • @brianazmy3156
    @brianazmy3156 Год назад +20

    He needs to spend a season on the Chesapeake Bay. Those folks can do it better than anyone.

    • @AquaTech225
      @AquaTech225 Год назад +1

      @Carter Neil yeah we do it down here. They do it to. Our lake crab is a pain though. They can be tedious. But than that just becomes combo crab if they not all that

    • @Ziiphyr
      @Ziiphyr 9 месяцев назад +1

      Fr my dad would have two crabs down by now. He scarf those things down and only uses a wooden hammer for the crawls

  • @writbanalim2715
    @writbanalim2715 Год назад +10

    Imagine waking up and hearing "Start by breaking all the legs off"

  • @waltertx.6020
    @waltertx.6020 Год назад +78

    Only Chef Andy is smooth enough to Pop the crab meat out of the shell, and into his prep bowl. LoL awesome job 🔥

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  • @groveteates4980
    @groveteates4980 Год назад +85

    As someone in the Chesapeake Bay Area I can confirm this is how you pick a crab

  • @thedavilas_
    @thedavilas_ Год назад +3

    Your accent makes this so much more enjoyable to watch

  • @unowen7591
    @unowen7591 Год назад +2

    100% agree the middle part of the crabs is the best part. Especially that yellow bit (forgot what its called). Heaven.

  • @georgemedia1069
    @georgemedia1069 Год назад +5

    Thank you Andy! Your tutorials are really useful and I find myself coming back to them whenever I'm cooking.

  • @debbiereilly900
    @debbiereilly900 Год назад

    Thank you chef Andy have a blessed day stay safe and healthy. 😋😋😋

  • @aaronzekesamson
    @aaronzekesamson Год назад +6

    Definitely gonna try this!

    • @andy_cooks
      @andy_cooks  Год назад +4

      Crab cake recipe going live tomorrow ✌️

    • @PRIKYAN
      @PRIKYAN Год назад +1

      ​@@andy_cooks after boiling is easy to remove the shell 🤷

    • @bens143
      @bens143 Год назад

      @@PRIKYAN but boiling cooks the toxins extracted from the organs into the meat, I'd suggest killing and pre-cleaning crab BEFORE cooking.
      The Teal Crab Cracker based out of Oregon is great for Dungeness off of the West Coast in USA, they also have a variant and videos for Blue Crab.

    • @PRIKYAN
      @PRIKYAN Год назад +1

      @@bens143 o really informative thank you chef 🤝

    • @lorainewhite727
      @lorainewhite727 Год назад

      Was going to say "Babe is going to ask for Crabcakes sooon!"😉

  • @szymonmaraszewski1514
    @szymonmaraszewski1514 Год назад +2

    I never thaught its worth the effort until i tried crab in a restaurant in Portugal... OMG it was soooo good!

  • @robertheller4583
    @robertheller4583 Год назад +232

    Vision teaching us how to cook Mr Krabs

    • @ronaldcliffin9020
      @ronaldcliffin9020 Год назад +5

      Lol! He does remind me of Vision from MCU now that you mention that.

    • @ronaldcliffin9020
      @ronaldcliffin9020 Год назад +2

      @Ethereal Titan in one of the Avengers movies, he takes a more human form. But it's okay if we don't all see the same things exactly the same.

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  • @DIO-io3lk
    @DIO-io3lk Год назад

    One of my favorite content creators

  • @bens143
    @bens143 Год назад +9

    We started to use a device called a Teal Crab Cracker to quickly kill and pre-clean the crab before cooking. This prevents cooking in the toxins extracted by the organs, makes it taste better, and easier to clean after cooking.

    • @bens143
      @bens143 Год назад +3

      This is for Dungeness crab btw

  • @sarahdeason493
    @sarahdeason493 Год назад

    Everytime you make something, my mouth begins to water .. Yum to making crab cakes ⚘⚘

  • @CaliBred92
    @CaliBred92 Год назад +5

    That’s a healthy looking crab

  • @somedude2468
    @somedude2468 Год назад +2

    That’s the most iconic looking crab I’ve ever seen

  • @asdddsf2087
    @asdddsf2087 Год назад +31

    "start by breaking the legs off" prefiously brutally rips the crab apart

    • @RealityWrecker
      @RealityWrecker Год назад +1

      my mind is fked. just imagine. a huge crab making a youtube short on how to cook humans. Just imagine a Man sized crab going . 😮😄😃ok we start by breaking apart. *ferociously rips arms, hand, legs off * now we chope- .

    • @williamwestmoreland4069
      @williamwestmoreland4069 9 месяцев назад +1

      Money! Money! Mon-AARRFGHHHHH

  • @sanaharmony8993
    @sanaharmony8993 Год назад +1

    Chopsticks are perfect to push through, they aren't that sharp.
    Looks so yummy 😻

  • @jacobrommel3112
    @jacobrommel3112 Год назад +51

    Straight out of a crabs nightmare lol

  • @benjaminblakemore9704
    @benjaminblakemore9704 Год назад +1

    Love the tool explanations bro, ka pai!! 😃😃😄😄

  • @CrackedSociety
    @CrackedSociety Год назад +13

    That’s the nicest cartoon looking crab i’ve ever seen! It’s so big and bright red! Looks like a spongebob crab lol 🦀 Here in Massachusetts I’ve only seen mostly blue crab, never that much crab meat!

  • @leon6777
    @leon6777 Год назад

    Honestly mate your videos are so informative and have been helping me so much as a guy with a burning passion for cooking. Cheers bud

  • @amandaneilson8561
    @amandaneilson8561 Год назад +3

    This video really makes me appreciate my Dad and his love of seafood. He taught us how to do this and also peel prawns around 12 years old. Main reason was you could only eat what you picked or peeled. For a while there dad was eating most of the seafood 😂

  • @anacarpenter9254
    @anacarpenter9254 Год назад

    Perfect disection to a Tee. One of my favourite crustacean. You are brilliant

  • @manishtripathi7050
    @manishtripathi7050 Год назад +13

    That's how I use to do desection in my biology laboratory. 😂😂

    • @cucumissativuss
      @cucumissativuss Год назад +2

      Please tell me which hospital your going to work, so i can be miles away from there🗿

    • @manishtripathi7050
      @manishtripathi7050 Год назад +1

      It may be either way. I hope you will be looking for surgery by my hands. I am oncologist.

  • @Em-cp1rt
    @Em-cp1rt Год назад

    Moussaka please chef!! I’m starving, I’ve been waiting for me order for ages!!!!

  • @aqilzaneefer1091
    @aqilzaneefer1091 Год назад +13

    Will refer to this if I ever purchase crab!

    • @itsace2648
      @itsace2648 Год назад

      Better do it soon price is skyrocketing

  • @zchef1976
    @zchef1976 Год назад +1

    Awsome tutorial thnx bro!!

  • @justanotherdayinstl6451
    @justanotherdayinstl6451 Год назад +24

    There’s no way that crab meat would make it to the bowl😋 Chef has way more discipline than me😂

  • @riskybiscuit1405
    @riskybiscuit1405 Год назад +2

    You’re so much more relaxed and cooler than Gordon Ramsey

  • @notoriousbills
    @notoriousbills Год назад +3

    That is the most crab meat I’ve seen come from a single crab. 😂

  • @PapiLyc
    @PapiLyc Год назад

    The crab’s soul watching this: “you monster!”
    😂

  • @kacperpfaffenhausen6190
    @kacperpfaffenhausen6190 Год назад +14

    Would love to see polish recipes!

  • @tubaplayskip
    @tubaplayskip Месяц назад

    I live in Oregon and we go crabbing for Dungeness often. My mom always likes the claws but I'm with you, I think the body has the best flavor!

  • @InspectahReese
    @InspectahReese Год назад +4

    For some reason I always hope someday I get to see some behind the scenes of Andy cursing and swearing while cooking

  • @evanfernandez4978
    @evanfernandez4978 Год назад +1

    Also need a black light not a necessity but for beginners, crab shells are completely fluorescent meant if u use a black light when breaking down and separating the meat from the shell it makes it easy pick out the shells

  • @logical_volcel
    @logical_volcel Год назад +8

    crab sandwiches with some salt and pepper, minto

  • @trask526
    @trask526 2 месяца назад

    Damn right Andy, the show-meat are in the claws but flavor and volume is in the body

  • @Adrinacolacoprakashsinha
    @Adrinacolacoprakashsinha Год назад +15

    You get crab crackers at ikea . Very helpful to crack the legs especially. Also , if you go to Thailand ask them for the tool to extract crab meat , it does the work of both the pincers and the poking tool . Between the cracker and this tool you’ll get every piece of crab meat , out .

    • @jonslg240
      @jonslg240 Год назад

      For the next time: a1props.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Basic-Surgical-Tool-Kit-720x540.jpg
      (You're welcome)
      Honestly though I'd love to see what you're talking about, sounds interesting

  • @nathanpyle3443
    @nathanpyle3443 Год назад +4

    I'm from Southern Maryland. Blue crab country. If you showed up with all those tools to a crab house without that accent wouldn't nobody have no mercy on you. 😆 Also, I can tell you boiled that crab. Try using beer with a splash of apple cider vinegar to steam it. I promise that's how it's done homie.

    • @michellewashington4522
      @michellewashington4522 Год назад +1

      I live in Maryland also. His crab looks way juicier. Maryland blue crabs claws are not as big as his is.

    • @nathanpyle3443
      @nathanpyle3443 Год назад +1

      @@michellewashington4522 dude. That crab is probably three times the size of the biggest blue crab. You must be at the top of your class.

  • @melindagibson8606
    @melindagibson8606 Год назад

    That was a gorgeous crab! We usually only have snow, Dungeness, queen and king crab here in California.

  • @leomartinez4398
    @leomartinez4398 Год назад +5

    "This is where your long tool comes in handy"
    The waffle house has found it's new host

  • @mihopoelman4096
    @mihopoelman4096 Год назад +1

    Looks delicious! My favorite way of eat crab meat is dipping in a soy sauce and lemon juice mixture.

  • @hesoyam8743
    @hesoyam8743 Месяц назад

    All that lost crab juice made me cry.. Its the underrated part of the crab dish😭🦀

  • @chandrajitadhikary3284
    @chandrajitadhikary3284 Год назад

    All that water coming out while breaking the shells definitely tastes like heaven

  • @יונתןלוי-כ3ק
    @יונתןלוי-כ3ק Год назад

    Andy is a legend

  • @abemcg3803
    @abemcg3803 9 месяцев назад

    Crab: **exists**
    Bandit: *"SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR LEGS!"*

  • @brianterrill9587
    @brianterrill9587 Год назад

    Ca crabber here. Another easy way is to bend the tail back and pull it off making a hole, insert thumbs into the hole and you can separate the shell from the legs at once. Clean the gills and mouth off the legs section and you then havea nice grouping of legs.

  • @lindawatson8795
    @lindawatson8795 Год назад

    Good job coming from a Marylander who have crabs all year long!!!

  • @hellomohamed5733
    @hellomohamed5733 Год назад

    Looks delicious what you're did it perfect 😋👌👌

  • @XenonLining
    @XenonLining Год назад +1

    I find it easier to extract body meat if you leave the legs on. Crack the crab in half but then take those halves and crack them like you'd slice a roll for a burger. Then use the leg with the meat still attached to pull it all out at once.

  • @smokonlytree
    @smokonlytree Год назад +1

    Can you feel it Mr. Krabbs

  • @wisdomdantecourt8179
    @wisdomdantecourt8179 Год назад

    Geez, that crab is a Supermodel!

  • @anandabliss9997
    @anandabliss9997 Год назад

    Been doing this since I was a kid, no tools, just an occasional bang on the other side of my knife. Good job chef!

  • @petricedobson7836
    @petricedobson7836 Год назад

    I’m from South Carolina and ate so much crab growing up I can’t stand it now!

  • @davidkim4454
    @davidkim4454 8 месяцев назад

    That's like the most photogenic crab I've ever seen

  • @douglastaylor6532
    @douglastaylor6532 9 месяцев назад

    I grew up as a 5 year old picking Chesapeake Bay blue crabs and I gotta say you did a swell job. I never had tools other than my teeth and hands but I wasn’t a chef either lol

  • @djkiki6177
    @djkiki6177 Год назад

    The juice also is very important and 😋tasty.......

  • @meganpie1111
    @meganpie1111 Год назад

    Oh dear, reminds me of my childhood. Dad would come home at what felt like 1000 blue crabs and I had to clean them. I can still feel the gills in my hands….. the knuckles will always be my favorite of any crab.

  • @justinrider930
    @justinrider930 2 месяца назад

    Very nice!! One critique though with the small crab legs, use a roller set it on the cutting board roll from one end of the other the meat squeezes right out perfectly every time🙂

  • @marlon8597
    @marlon8597 9 месяцев назад

    That crab looks photogenic asf lol 🦀

  • @rcnarwhal9259
    @rcnarwhal9259 Год назад

    People from Maryland are salivating rn.

  • @ER-lj3de
    @ER-lj3de Год назад

    Crab omlette also wonderful Andy

  • @NatureLead
    @NatureLead Год назад

    as a guy grew up on an island, i have to say, going through the mess while eating a crab is part of the fun...especially the smell of the shell and the meat

  • @abhisheksingh6405
    @abhisheksingh6405 Год назад

    That hehe is still resonating ears of crabs family

  • @nickmullins9094
    @nickmullins9094 Год назад

    Would love to see how you make crab cakes.

  • @rosielupita5230
    @rosielupita5230 Год назад +2

    Crab omelet is my fav with garlic fried rice.

  • @ellenseats3186
    @ellenseats3186 Год назад

    Love your content. Definitely leaning alot for you.

  • @phscoticmonkey410
    @phscoticmonkey410 5 дней назад

    “Crab on toast” gah bless these people 😂😂

  • @CICellDirectorCairmann
    @CICellDirectorCairmann Год назад

    use a blacklight it helps with picking oit the shell bits as they glow under blacklight just a tip

  • @majesticsnooy4152
    @majesticsnooy4152 Год назад +1

    Andy next time give us a dish with the Crab 🦀 please.

  • @mickzammit6794
    @mickzammit6794 2 месяца назад

    A kiwi trying to tell an Aussie how to crack a crab is sacrilege.

  • @maylieallen8919
    @maylieallen8919 10 месяцев назад

    Chiropractors:
    “Take a nice deep breath for me” 😂

  • @TBJ1118
    @TBJ1118 Год назад

    "here's where the long tool comes in Andy"🤣

  • @nathannequest3645
    @nathannequest3645 Год назад +1

    Bonus tool. A back-light will help with checking for shells. They will glow!

  • @Lukehendo
    @Lukehendo Год назад

    If there’s any confusion one where Andy comes from, it was immediately dispelled when he said “crab on toast”😂 I love our people 😂😂

  • @benjaminzedrine
    @benjaminzedrine Год назад

    I do eat food. But it's usually late at night down a RUclips hole I get onto these and man I want crab now.

  • @mikejordan6036
    @mikejordan6036 11 месяцев назад

    FINALLY Someone who gets all the meat out of the legs whereas most people are too lazy and Wasteful to do so and throw them away. GREAT JOB CHEF !

  • @Guapogiboy
    @Guapogiboy 2 месяца назад

    I kept hearing “this is where the long tools come in Andy”

  • @Kawaiixxc
    @Kawaiixxc Год назад

    Huge tip for sorting the meat. The small slivers of shell light up under blacklight in the dark and the meat doesnt

  • @CarsCatAliens
    @CarsCatAliens Год назад

    " This is where your long tool comes in handy". Snicker 😆

  • @codiserville593
    @codiserville593 27 дней назад

    Thanks. This seems like it'll be helpful in the future

  • @ResinAlchemist2024
    @ResinAlchemist2024 Год назад

    That crab was a giant beast .

  • @Glmorrs1
    @Glmorrs1 Год назад

    My grandma used to make a great crab casserole. We also used to have crab baskets we’d go put out in the gulf when we were down there on vacation. Love me some fresh blue crab.