Florida stone crab claws have a strong ... stretch up to an incredible 12 feet -- and extremely hard shell. When cooking rock ...

When it starts to foam, add the garlic, orange zest and juice and rosemary and cook for 1 minute. Add the cooked crab claws and spring onions. Warm everything through the butter and season.

Put the crab shells, prawn heads and shells, star anise, chicken stock and brandy in a large saucepan and cook for 40–50 minutes ... Crack the crab claws to expose most of the flesh and remove ...

this crab is available all year round. It reaches 20-25cm/8-10in across and has heavy front claws with almost-black pincers, a rusty-red or brown shell, and red hairy legs mottled with white.