Pardiños’s Fried Breaded Crab Claws

This is one of the signature botanas (tidbits to nibble with drinks) of Restaurant Riviera Pardiños in Boca del Río. The crabs used there look very similar to our Florida stone crabs, with the best meat in the claws. Each diner dips the partly shelled claws in a chipotle-spiked mayonnaise and gnaws away in contentment. Most fish stores in this country sell stone crab claws already cooked, either fresh or frozen.