Every part of the crab is usable, but not all parts of the crab are equal. To raise lower-quality bits of crab up a few ...

But you can make your she-crab soup even more budget-friendly by substituting claw meat, which costs around $10 per ...

this crab is available all year round. It reaches 20-25cm/8-10in across and has heavy front claws with almost-black pincers, a rusty-red or brown shell, and red hairy legs mottled with white.

Scrub the crabs under running water. Put a crab on its belly. Use a dish cloth to hold the claws down with one hand and, grasping the side of the back shell, pull it up and away from the body.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Stone crab claws are one of the priciest seafoods you can buy. And depending on their size, a pound of claws at a restaurant can cost as much as $70.