Preparing yabbies

Leave the live yabbies under cold running water for one hour. If they are to be shelled and cooked, place them in a large pot of boiling salted water. Remove them when the water returns to the boil, or after four minutes, whichever is the soonest. Put them straight into iced water to stop them cooking. This will facilitate the cleaning of the yabbies while not completing their cooking so that when served they will maintain a resilient, almost crunchy, texture.