Stone Crab for Dinner...

Tonight's meal was fabulous. Jason brought some stone crab claws for dinner. I love crab, and don't feel that bad for eating the claws, crab get caught, one claw cut off and then thrown back in, to live happily, grow the claw back, get caught again... over and over... :)

Here is the package of goodness... that's with the $10.00/lb discount Jay got... yikes pricey...
oooooooh... don't they look good?
those are some big juicy claws....
getting the night started with some raspberry beer from the Mill Street Brewery...
good pour....
I like mine with a bit less head... well none at all actually :)
tomato, cucumber, and green salad with some honey-dijion dressing...
the claws about to get steamed...
looking good...
in the meantime we got some garlic bread ready...
I love it so...
lemon-pepper clarified butter for potential dipping...
some lemon... but not used. Fresh lemon juice was too harsh on the delicate crab flesh.
and THEY ARE READY!!!
expert cracking by Jay...
mmmmm the perfect meal...
here we go...
going...
I can't even describe the first taste... it was unbelievable...
meat from one claw...
It was so good.... we might do it again before the season is over.