Bella,bella54330 wrote:Thanks again, LTHers for inspiring me to broaden my horizons and cook one of the very best meals I've ever had
Katie wrote:A neighbor tells me Sunset is charging $6.99 for their soft-shell crabs. How much are they at Dirk's?
bella54330 wrote:If you sign up online for Dirk's emails, they will send you a $5 off any $20 purchase FYI.
Katie wrote:Today at the Libertyville Sunset I took a close look (through the glass) at the soft-shell crabs, and it seemed to me that the eyes and mouth had already been clipped off. A cookbook I consulted about cleaning soft-shell crabs says that "this kills them immediately, although they may continue to squirm for a while." It seemed to me that a little liquid was bubbling around where they were cut, suggesting they were still alive. They sure weren't moving otherwise, but I presume this is because they were on ice. I also presume the fish counter guys don't do the rest of the cleaning until you make a purchase. Just wondering if anyone knows how far in advance they can be "clipped" without deteriorating in quality.
Looks wonderful!thaiobsessed wrote:Soft shell crabs from Dirks a la G Wiv/Rev Andy, asparagus with pistachio aillade from the Zuni Cafe cookbook
Grocery store "vine ripe" that sat on the counter for a few days, they were surprisingly tasty. A damn good eating day, soft shell crab for lunch and dinner. Counter man at Dirk's said they were on the last of 25-dozen.Geo wrote:PS. Where'd you get them tomatoes? They look like *Summer* tomatoes!!
I didn't see them today but I didn't ask, either. They did have Stone crab that I don't recall seeing there before, though.budrichard wrote:Fresh Farms on Touhy has live soft shells for $2.99/piece.
budrichard wrote:Soft shell crab's are $3.99/per at Fresh Farms, picked up half a flat(18) yesterday.
The little beauties were alive and kicking as they warmed up.
In Milwaukee they are $7.50/per.-Dick
kenji wrote:budrichard wrote:Soft shell crab's are $3.99/per at Fresh Farms, picked up half a flat(18) yesterday.
The little beauties were alive and kicking as they warmed up.
In Milwaukee they are $7.50/per.-Dick
Tell us how you prep, cook and present them for a meal, please.
Also..."/per" means per pound, not per crab, right?
kenji wrote:budrichard wrote:Soft shell crab's are $3.99/per at Fresh Farms, picked up half a flat(18) yesterday.
The little beauties were alive and kicking as they warmed up.
In Milwaukee they are $7.50/per.-Dick
Tell us how you prep, cook and present them for a meal, please.
Also..."/per" means per pound, not per crab, right?
kenji wrote:Tell us how you prep, cook and present them for a meal, please.
kenji wrote:budrichard wrote:Soft shell crab's are $3.99/per at Fresh Farms, picked up half a flat(18) yesterday.
The little beauties were alive and kicking as they warmed up.
In Milwaukee they are $7.50/per.-Dick
Tell us how you prep, cook and present them for a meal, please.
Also..."/per" means per pound, not per crab, right?