![]() The paleontologist explained that the claw did erode slightly, which is why it wasn’t immediately identifiable as a crab claw. The extra rock around it is a very well consolidated matrix that was so hard it didn’t readily erode.” Given the nature of other fossils found in your area the fossil is likely Pleistocene in age (two million to 12 thousand years ago). The paleontologist’s response said, in part, “My colleague and I are quite certain that your specimen is a fossil crab claw. A paleontologist from the Department of Paleobiology was able to identify the object as a fossil crab claw. Sharon reached out to the Smithsonian for help identifying the object, unlike anything she’d ever seen. “It semed as though it had teeth and an eye socket,” Assateague recounts. Assateague says a beachwalker named Sharon was picking up trash and rescuing upside down horseshoe crabs, as she often does, when she noticed an interested-shaped object. This amazing specimen was found on public land at Assateague Island National Seashore. Crabs should always, always be steamed with plenty of Old Bay style seasoning.There’s nothing notable about finding a crab claw washed up on the beach in Maryland-unless that crab claw is fossilized and estimated to be between 12 thousand and two million years old. Second, why do you read Epicurious if you aren't interested in variety, or in new recipes? Go away and eat your boring Old Bay steamed crab someplace else, please.Īnyone who boils crabs is showing their ignorance to anyone who has every had a correctly steamed crab. First, Old Bay seasoning is a bizarrely flavorless mid-atlantic state oddity. Not fair to denigrate.īaltimore offers a parochial and unhelpful review. I've also had great dry stir-fried crabs. I grew up eating boiled blue shell crabs, and they are very good.Īs someone who lives in crab country( S La.), correct boiling is imo superior to steaming. I don't think that the cook from Baltimore knows what he/she is talking about. Since the reviews are already screwed with NOT ONE valid review of this recipe, I just thought I'd chime in and concur with everyone's opinion EXCEPT the Baltimore elitist. Actually, they would say "If you want really superior crab, dig a pit in your back yard." Ask any watermen out there and they would tell you to NEVER boil a crab. By the way, I grew up on the Eastern shores of Maryland and spent most of my summers on Chincoteague Island and the like. Old Bay started in the Chesapeake some sixty years ago and just sort of became the "norm". Ever notice how a lobster that has been boiled has great tail meat but really mushy claw meat? As to the debate about using only Old Bay to season, I say use what you like. Steam is a far gentler way of cooking almost all shell fish. Boiling crab in this manner (especially blue crab, because of it's delicate meat) destroys the meat because you are circulating super heated water around the small claws and relatively thin shells. I grew up on the eastern shore and Baltimore needs to and some variety to that Old Bay spiceĪlthough the delivery may have been harsh, ultimately the reviewer from Baltimore is correct. Alone not a high score with other dishes nice addition. This will be good served with some other Thai or Asian fare. But!! The recipe as a whole was not very attention grabbing even with the great Wasabi. Good Cooking to allĪsian food is a favorite, and this is a good sauce. ![]() So right way or wrong way to cook a blue crab is ultimately up to the Chef i believe. These were as good boied as per the recipe and i stteamed some as well and they were good too. ![]() Wasabisauce was very good and wil be great with some other seafood as well. Alone it wasnt very impressive but with some other items it was a great addition. This was a good taste, and will go well with a full AsianFare menu. anything else is a waste of good blue crabs.Ĭoncur with balitmore.I was just curious about the recipe.hence the site name.epicurious. layer of crabs, layer of old bay seasoning, layer of crabs, layer of old bay. Reviews (12) Back to Top Simple Recipes □□□ Blue Claw Crab Boil With 3 Sauces Recipe | EpicuriousĪnother native Balimorean stepping up to say this recipe is beyond horrid.
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