Shore/Green crabs

[hedd-wyn]

I took my nephew crabbing on Monday, with a terrible hangover. We used one of those £10 spring cages baited with some fish heads.

 

We pulled in some large Shore and European Green crabs that were all put back. But it got me thinking are they edible?

 

It wasn't until I read a few articles online that I realised that they were indeed edible and, Rick Stein even made a broth with them (whole recipe online)

 

Has anyone here ever tried them? Not too sure I would to be honest

[islandgun]

Cant see any reason not to eat them, we make a lot of crab soup from brown crab remains, sure you could use whole shore crabs, but you would need a lot, read a recipe for deep fried "soft" shore crab eaten whole, perhaps Bass would like them deep fried aswell

[hedd-wyn]

Cant see any reason not to eat them, we make a lot of crab soup from brown crab remains, sure you could use whole shore crabs, but you would need a lot, read a recipe for deep fried "soft" shore crab eaten whole, perhaps Bass would like them deep fried aswell

 

yes, seen that recipe as well.

[Old farrier]

Hi

I think its the velvet swimmers that are used for soup and eating

Word of caution check with your local fisheries officer as there may be a size limit on them it varies from area to area on crab

All the best

Of

[hedd-wyn]

Yes you are correct, there is a size limit on Velvet/Swimmer Crabs, Spider Crabs, and the Brown Crab.

 

But not the common Shore Crab, or the European Green Crab. If there was I doubt any bass would be caught in the menai Straights. Its because they are commonly used fir bait.

[figgy]

We always called them doggers for some reason and never took them for eating when crabbing with a hook. They must be awful to eat or the oldies would have ate them during the war and none of my great grand parents told me to eat them.

 

Figgy