How to Cook Crab

Put the crab into a saucepan, cover with cold or barely lukewarm water (use 170 g salt to every 2.3 litres water). This sounds like an incredible amount of salt but try it: the crab will taste deliciously sweet. Cover, bring to the boil and then simmer from there on, allowing 15 minutes for the first 450 g, 10 minutes for the second and third (I’ve never come across a crab bigger than that!). We usually pour off two-thirds of the water halfway through cooking, cover and steam the crab for the remainder of the time. As soon as it is cooked remove it from the saucepan and allow to get cold.