How To Clean Crabs

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1 Wash the crabs. Break off and discard the crab legs.
2 Separate the crab from the crab claws.
3 Take the crab and pull off the triangular shell on the bottom of the crab.
4 You will get a gap now between the body and shell of the crab.
5 Separate the shell from the body of crab.
6 Remove and discard the soft feathery stuff that you see.
7 The left side still has and the right side feathery stuff has been discarded.
8 Now the crab is clean and almost ready.
9 Break the crab body into half.
10 Broken into half.
11 Now, you have the crab body and crab claws. Cook as desired. (See recipe notes below for crab recipe links).

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Recipe Name	:	How To Clean Crabs
Author	:	Xanti Pinto
Recipe Link	:	https://xantilicious.com/recipe/how-to-clean-crabs/
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1	Wash the crabs. Break off and discard the crab legs.
2	Separate the crab from the crab claws.
3	Take the crab and pull off the triangular shell on the bottom of the crab.
4	You will get a gap now between the body and shell of the crab.
5	Separate the shell from the body of crab.
6	Remove and discard the soft feathery stuff that you see.
7	The left side still has and the right side feathery stuff has been discarded.
8	Now the crab is clean and almost ready.
9	Break the crab body into half.
10	Broken into half.
11	Now, you have the crab body and crab claws. Cook as desired. (See recipe notes below for crab recipe links).