How to cut blue crab for Thai recipes

Fresh blue crabs a staple ingredient in Thai cuisine

Preparing blue crab for Thai cooking

In Thai cuisine, blue crab is a delicacy featured in many dishes such as stir fries, stuffed crab or refreshing salads. With its hard shell, however, it can be difficult to enjoy unless it is properly prepared. This step by step tutorial shows you how to cut blue crab quickly and efficiently so that your dishes are easier to cook and much more enjoyable to eat.

How to cut blue crab

Step by step tutorial showing how to cut blue crab

Learn more Thai dishes

Crab is a popular ingredient in Thai cuisine. With this tutorial, you can learn how to prepare and clean fresh crab for many authentic Thai dishes. Discover these recipes on our blog:

• Thai crab fried rice

• Pork and crab fried wontons

• Stuffed crab

• Thai crab with ginger and glass noodles

• Green papaya salad with blue crab

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