Cooking Ornate and painted crays?

[Luke G]

G'day,

After some good recipies to cook up crays, anyone with some good ones?

Cheers

[Noelm]

boiled in water is about as good as it gets I reckon, if you are going to add all sorts of garlic and butter and cheese and spices or whatever, might as well buy the cheap frozen ones (about $12 each) and keep the fresh ones for "proper" eating.

[Luke G]

Red crays tast good boiled,

These crays are a different flavour, some say better others say worse.

Just after some good recipies for additional flavour.

Cheers.

[gleeeza]

I say worse :D!!!!

Been spoilt on eastern rock and personally thought that painted are very ordinary. I was later told that they are herbivores and that explains the lack of taste(some say a subtle taste) They get plenty of guernseys in curries when I get a hold of them they need all the help they can get.

Cheers

[kencrab]

For green frozen, thaw in salted water then add a bit of japenese Mirin to the water with the rock or sea salt. works well for prawns. Not sure about lobbies but with fresh muddies or sandies the Mirin in salted boiling water works a treat for the "Live Cook".

Ken.

[kencrab]

Sorry Guys,
Japenese Mirin = Seasoned Rice Wine Vineger. Available in most supermarkets, usually in the imported or soy sauce/seseme oil aisle.