How To Cook Fresh Crabs

In our province, crabs are bought alive and kicking! so you would take them to your kitchen, all tied up.



Ofcourse, you wouldn't want your crab with all parts of it torn apart which what would happen if you cook it alive. To prevent this, you have to kill it first ( whooe.so bad!). Turn the shell around, prick it straight to its heart by using a sharp knife.



Then you have to cook it on its tummy facing up. First of all, it's because the shell of the other side is thicker, so it has to touch the heat more to achieve an even cooking result. Second of all, usually even after pricking it to death, the crab still manages to move. Turning it on its tummy would prevent it from rising from the death (halaah!).