How to Cook Snow Crab & Jonah Crab Claws
How to Prepare Cooked Frozen Crab Claws
Global Seafoods currently sells Snow Crab Cocktail Claws and Jonah Crab Cocktail Claws. Both products are already cooked and frozen, so preparation is primarily about safe thawing and gentle reheating rather than cooking raw crab.
Thaw First
For best control of texture, thaw the claws under refrigeration. Keep the seafood cold until preparation.
Serve Chilled
After thawing, Snow Crab and Jonah Crab cocktail claws can be served chilled with lemon, cocktail sauce, remoulade, mustard sauce, or aioli.
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Steam to Warm
Place thawed claws in a steamer and warm only until heated through. Because the meat is already cooked, extended steaming can dry it out.
Warm in Garlic Butter
Warm butter with garlic and lemon, add the cooked claws, and heat gently just long enough to warm the meat and coat the shells.
Use Jonah Crab Meat in Recipes
For crab cakes, bisque, chowder, pasta, tacos, or sandwiches, remove the cooked Jonah claw meat and add it late in the recipe whenever possible.
Snow Crab Cocktail Service
Snow Crab Cocktail Claws are particularly well suited to chilled platters and appetizers where the claw remains intact and guests can dip and eat individually.
Avoid Overcooking
The most common mistake is treating cooked frozen claws as raw seafood. Reheating should be gentle and brief.
See Best Crab Claw Recipes and Crab Claw Sauces.
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