I like the use of the smaller kitchen appliances, definitely makes it feel like anyone can make this.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in a studio in nyc for 15 years and had no oven so I got good with the toaster haha

Oh my goodness!!! Will, this looks amazing. I find myself looking for your videos now, along with the waterman!! Makes my mouth water. Crab had to be my favorite and that looks crazy good!! Keep putting out these awesome videos…

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

This makes me feel great!! Thank you

Love your clips Will, great stuff! Wish that I could taste your cooking!!!

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter!!

Awesome! So happy I found your Channel!

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah thank you!!

Great video Will! What an awesome looking dish. Crab can be so delicious as long as you don’t overcook or overpower with other ingredients. Thanks for sharing!!!

@CookingWithClams

11 ай бұрын

It’s so delicate!

Can't wait to try this one! Looks so good!

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Let me know how it comes out

Good job. Your videos are getting better and better. I will be making this. Thank you.

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Lemme know what you think. It’s also called crab imperial

I will definitely be trying this one soon! Would love to see your take on a gyro with some type seafood. Keep the recipes coming, and I will keep trying them!

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Writing that down! Grouper head gyros! Thank you for that idea…. That will be fun

Keep up the great work man your videos are awesome

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sam!

Great video video! Keep them coming!

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

A lot more coming!

As a Marylander from the Eastern Shore of our fine state (where all the crabbers and crab culture is from), I'm quite familiar with the recipe that you just made in this video. Here we call it Crab Imperial. I'd recommend a few things that you might try the next time you make your version: 1. Make the "wet portion" (the mayo, mustard, Worster sauce, lemon, egg, spices and "tomale" if you like that. Not everyone does (I don't like it personally).) Also, a note regarding using "Old Bay;" if crabs are steamed or cooked like you did then, then the meat can take some spice, but if they are done like we do here in Maryland, with JO spice, well, that's really salty and very strong. I wouldn't recommend using more spice then, it can get too salty and just ruin the subtlety of the dish. Only when you have all that sorted, then you can add the crab. You won't break up the backfin then, if you fold it in and gently toss it in the sauce. 2. Try it with Ritz cracker as your breadcrumb (my preference). Traditionally as well, we can use saltine crackers crushed. Either work well, and they tend to help take on flavor as well as give a nice crumble to the top. You can add some fresh Parmigiano or Asiago as well if you like your topping cheesy. 3. The broil at the end should be really hot and really fast, but you definitely want to get color on the crumb to at least a light brown (personally, I like it a little past light brown.) It gives the dish a nice, toasted flavor. You can put that as well on top of a fillet of fish (here, we'd use flounder or rockfish mostly, but anything with a nice white flake works great) or even use it with a chicken fillet (called Chicken Chesapeake here...) My favorite way to eat this as a snack is to get a nice German soft pretzel, split it and stuff it with Imperial - a local restaurant here called Pickles does this and calls it a Crabby Pretzel and that and a beer goes great during your favorite sportscast.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Ok now I’m the one that’s hungry! I’m familiar with JO and yea it is SO salty. I love the pretzel idea.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the education on crab imperial

@TheModeRed

9 ай бұрын

You upped his game. I wonder how good he makes these now!

@Dime_time333

10 күн бұрын

Ain't nobody reading your rooted in bougie comment. Marylanders are weird. Yall make the crabs the same way every time. And take pride in your "tradition"

Awesome crab! Nice work! Love the channel

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Looked soooo good! Nice job brother!

@CookingWithClams

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Stuffed crabs look over the top. I am now growing parsley in my garden to try like you use it in your videos. We have a lot of blue crabs up here on the Mosquito Lagoon so I am going to give your recipe a go soon. Thanks for another great video.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Parsley I think got a bad wrap as a throw away garnish. Used in the right way it just lightens up a dish without altering the flavor.

Love getting your cooking first hand after many videos on KWWM bragging on you. Love this and keep it going!

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris!

I'm glad to see you using the yellow stuff from the crab. Definitely good flavor.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Instant umami ! So delicious

Best text you can get. "I got crabs, want some?"

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

I’m just glad I didn’t already have em :)

Gonna go to Perdido Key this afternoon and get some crabs 🦀. I’m finding out that once you post a recipe, I gotta try it myself!! Amazing video. Let you know tomorrow how it turned out. Thanks for posting

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah!

Fabulous..... hungry now.👍👍

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Yeeeew!!

Wow looks amazing

@CookingWithClams

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Anne!

That looks fantasticd

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

It was legit mind blowing

Looks damn awesome thanks for sharing

@CookingWithClams

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I am not going to Lie you are definitely amazing cook and started watching you cooking out Key West waterman’s house I love them guys now I’m watching all yours you’re amazing too

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you!!!

That moment when you impress yourself and the foods so good you smile and gotta do the shoulder dance

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of these videos are the first time I’m trying to make the recipe, so a lot of times I’m surprised it worked haha

@michaeledwards8215

2 жыл бұрын

@@CookingWithClams open a little food truck down there so I can come grab some food and do the shoulder dance lol

Yes! They were delicious!!

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mom!

Wonderful

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim!!

The way you cracked that egg at 8:39 was so smooth haha

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Haha was it? I gotta go look now

good show as always...

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

And more coming!

Looks good

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great looking crabs!! From VA near the Chesapeake... vinegar and old bay are necessary. And picking crabs is a PITA!! Great restraint not eating the meat as you picked them!! :P That almost looks like a crabcake recipe....final product looked fantastic!! Great stuff!! LOL

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Trust me a lot was eaten in the process! It is almost exactly like how I make crab cakes. Good eye

Awesome

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sam

You should try some of our 8inch Louisiana blue crabs like I had this weekend.🤙

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

You’re right I should!

@FlipCouvillion

Жыл бұрын

@@CookingWithClams look up hackberry Louisiana highway 27 is the spot. We vrbo near the hackberry rod and gun club. I could show you a few spots.

Too many cooks in the kitchen 🙃 - fantastic recipe Will, I mimic'd your recipe but used Dungeoness crab (West Coast Canada) added red pepper, and they were delicious. Once again a fantastic recipe, thanks for sharing. 🤙

@CookingWithClams

6 ай бұрын

Love dungeoness crab and red pepper haha

Down in Charleston S.C we call that devil crabs

my mouths watering...

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!

Jersey shore vibes!!

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Incredible recipe but wow so much work. I always say I'm gonna pick some crabs and make something like this but I always just eat them

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

Haha I’m surprised any crab made it to the recipe

Great episode. What is the water basin to your right on the patio? Also, what did you drizzle on the crabs right before you put them in the oven?

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a little fire pit. Just a drizzle of olive oil so the bread crumbs wouldn’t burn

I had no idea they ran that far north

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised when I saw them in key west!

It's 7:30 am and I am starving for some blue crab!

@CookingWithClams

10 ай бұрын

Me too can’t wait for fall

Thanks

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU

After buying a crab master i don’t miss picking crabs lol might steam or boil once a year but the rest of the crabs i use the press and wind up with lump crabmeat. Then you can use the racks for soup base if you want

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Crab master was my nickname in jr high! Just kidding! But I did look up that thing and am gonna buy one!

Yessss! 🤤

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Keepin it really network guido on this one

Great content! It’s nice you didn’t start your video with “Hello boys and girls “

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

Haha so you know key west waterman’s channel?

"I have my head shells" Hell yeah "I've cleaned them out and scrubbed them" Noo ! That's the best part , lots of flavors 😥

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

If you watch you’ll see I put all the mustard (guts) inside the bowl. I scrubbed the actual mud off them

I give ya credit for not eating the meat after you picked it. I don't have that much self control.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Trust me plenty was eaten haha

I would love to be your friend. I could eat like a king! I absolutely love crustaceans!

Seems in real life, Chef Louis would've had to sing a number long enough to take an entire opera act when trying to prepare Sebastian.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha love this

You need a pat of butter on each one to brownie to perfection

@CookingWithClams

9 ай бұрын

Will do next time!

A trick you can use if you don’t have a nut cracker. Use the handle of a table knife 🍴 to crack the claws… the heavier handle the better…

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely have used this trick before!

Crab Imperial

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

We do have that dish here in Asia, it’s called crab relleno :)

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

I wanna try it!

I saw a show on the woman who pick crabs in MD they cut the legs off with a paring knife that exposes all the meat in the body they don’t break the crab in half

@CookingWithClams

8 ай бұрын

I need to see that

The crab mustard should be what the Japanese called "Kani miso" aka Crab miso. Reportedly to be very good eating if fresh.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

It’s absolutely delicious and adds such a such flavor

Next time try cooking (steam) the crabs in beer Maryland style

@CookingWithClams

8 ай бұрын

I’ll try it

The hot tub was too hot but the food was delicious at Casa de Will. Two claws up! 🦀🦀

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

Whatever

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

\/\/

Blue claw crabs are one of my favorite, it’s really sad that they are almost 400$ a bushel.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

I’m lucky that we can catch them here in the keys

Will, have you ever tried cleaning them before you cook them? We stun them in ice clean them then cook them

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

I never have but if it’s easier I’m game!

@tracynshea1333

2 жыл бұрын

@@CookingWithClams we stun them with ice, then season and fresh garlic and steam em! Try it you’ll be surprised how good they are!

Caro signore, in pratica lei ha fatto di tutto per far sparire il meraviglioso sapore naturale del granchio. Da italiana rabbrividisco nel vedere tutte quelle salse. 😢

@CookingWithClams

9 ай бұрын

And yet it still was full of crab flavor! Good cooking embraces balance and to showcase the main flavor without losing it. Thanks for watching!

@kathleenstoin671

5 ай бұрын

These are American crabs. They're very assertive.

I heard Maryland crabs taste better. The water is sweeter in MD I heard. Steam crabs is better.

@CookingWithClams

14 күн бұрын

All debatable

👊🏻👊🏻

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

🤤🤤🤤

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

So good

👍😎👍

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'm the same way with the blues dont leave a bit in there. I buy them from a fish market in Destinand usually do a boil with corn and potato but your recipe beats that hands down. I'm doing that next time. Thanks

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Tell me how you like it

🍽🍽🍽❤️‍🔥

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

❤️

Will what you call dead man fingers on a crab here in NJ we call them filters

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

Filters or gills yes

Born and raised on L.I. ? Those are Blue Claws 🤣

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I normally say then everyone South says no what are you stupid they’re just blue crab. Either way, the cook the same and are delicious

@libertywilly7519

Жыл бұрын

I hear u they ate good eats 🤘

Facciamo un raduno della costa adriatica qui sotto? 😂

@CookingWithClams

10 ай бұрын

Let’s go!!

Definitely giving this one a try but I'm gonna pass on the crab guts buddy

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

You’re missing out! Haha

Crab meat is so delicious, but it's so much work for so little meat

@CookingWithClams

8 ай бұрын

A labor of love

Why do they call it dead man's fingers

@CookingWithClams

Жыл бұрын

I can’t say I actually know the exact reason but have heard that they resemble a drowned man’s shriveled fingers

What?! No butter? 😂

@CookingWithClams

5 ай бұрын

Next time

Could i do this in an air fryer ?

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never cooked with one but I don’t see why not

What state are you located in

@CookingWithClams

9 ай бұрын

A few

@loisfrazier8398

9 ай бұрын

I would like to know where I can catch some of those blue crabs too That’s why I asked what state you were located in

@CookingWithClams

9 ай бұрын

@@loisfrazier8398 I catch them in ny and key west

Did you have those crabs in the freezer they look awful sluggish

@CookingWithClams

8 ай бұрын

Fridge

What no garlic!

@CookingWithClams

9 ай бұрын

You sure??

You lost me at “mustard” but I’ll give you a pass on that because your food always looks bomb.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

You wouldn’t even know it was in there. I promise

@ashtondavisbreakneckadvent8924

2 жыл бұрын

@@CookingWithClams I might not taste it, but I would know. Lol. Great video! Nothing better than fresh blue crab!

Why didn’t you use the tamale and head fat to increase flavor

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

I did, it was the first thing I put in the bowl.

@CookingWithClams

2 жыл бұрын

At the 6min mark I talk about it

Too much water,you need to steam the crabs.

@CookingWithClams

7 ай бұрын

No

@kathleenstoin671

5 ай бұрын

We always boil our crabs. Tasty....!