How can I cook a live lobster & crab?

Question

Chinese or American cuisine...

Answer 1

Take a big pot put a little water in it put some type of rack in it so when you put the crabs inn there not in the water add you favorite seasoning (obey seafood seasoning is best) stem them until there good and red or orangish red which ever you like best and enjoy

Answer 2

chinese cuisine...... .... for the crab n lobster you got to release the "urine' BEFORE you cook them , so ithere wont b any fuuny smell .Turn the crab over u will a triangle shape use something long &sharp poke right at the angle that is at the top of the triangle. let it rest for a while ,when it is dead remove the shell and gills. melt some butter in pot and fried with black pepper. dont for get to add salt and other seasonings.lobster is the same but i m not sure where to do it , should be somewhere near the tail.

Answer 3

I don't kill my own food. But I've heard that the most humane way to cook a lobster is to put it in the pot with cold water, then turn the heat up. They'll go to sleep and won't do the proverbial scream. I can only assume the same with crab.

Answer 4

Maine Lobsters are superb when cooked the traditional way by simply steaming or boiling.

To Boil: Fill a large lobster pot three-quarters full of salted water (use 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water). Bring the water to a rolling boil. Put the lobsters in the pot, making sure they're completely submerged. Cover the pot and begin timing, maintaining the boil, as follows:

1 - 2 pound lobsters: approximately 18 minutes
2 pound or larger lobsters: 22 - 25 minutes

To Steam Lobsters: Put about 2 inches of salted water in a large pot (use 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water). Put the lobsters in the pot, and cover tightly. Begin timing, and boil for the times listed above.

To partially cook your lobsters for reheating and eating later, follow the instructions above but subtract 5-7 minutes from the cooking time. After you've par-cooked them, dunk them in cold water for 3 minutes, drain, and refrigerate. You can finish cooking them any time up to 48 hours later.

Answer 5

Cooking Lobster
http://www.cooking-lobster.com/cooking-lobster/cooking-lobster.html
http://www.cooking-lobster.com/cooking-lobster/index.html

Cooking Crab Legs
http://recipehut.homestead.com/CrabLegs.html

How to cook Crabs
Have one inch of water in the pot in which crabs are to be cooked. Add 2 or 3 tablespoons of vinegar and salt to this. Put in crabs when water boils. Steam crabs for 25 to 30 minutes. The vinegar and steam make the crabs easy to pick. Keep clean crab shells in the refrigerator before using.
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1926,158166-232204,00.html
http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa111097.htm

Answer 6

Whatever you do it's a cruel way to do it. Imagine what it must feel like being dropped into boiling water whilst still alive. If you must do it put the lobster in the freezer for an hour first to stun it.

Answer 7

nothing to it
boil water put the crab or lobster, eat with butter..yum
cleaning the crab is another story!

Answer 8

boil the water add the lobster and crab, take em out season and butter.

Answer 9

Well Chinese is spice and tasty, delicious

American, will just been adding some wine or butter stuffed...

Answer 10

just throw that sombitch in a pot of boiling water for about 20 minutes