Female Blueswimmer Crab

Females Blue swimmer Crabs have a brown/green shell and a much broader and rounded underside flap than the males. When a female has eggs, the flap will hold a sponge-like cluster of yellow eggs.

Cleaning Crabs

Cleaning the cooked crabs is the messy part. Pull the underside flap right back and continue pulling it around to remove the shell from its back. Break the shell-less body in half and remove the bodily organs and fluids and then rinse the meat thoroughly. Enjoy!

Crab Cakes

Ingredients
12-15 cooked crabs (cleaned and shelled)
3 large potatoes mashed
3 chopped spring onions
2 Tbspns finely chopped parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
1 beaten egg
Plain flour to dust crab cakes
Olive oil to fry

Method
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and cool in refrigerator for about half an hour. When cooled shape the mixture into cakes 6-8cm in diameter. Dust them with flour and shallow-fry in oil over medium heat for 5 minutes each side or until golden brown.
Serve with salad and seafood sauce.