{"id":13907,"date":"2023-05-18T16:34:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/?page_id=13907"},"modified":"2023-05-18T16:34:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:34:18","slug":"cleaning-soft-shell-crabs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/cleaning-soft-shell-crabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning Soft-Shell Crabs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With scissors, cut across body just behind eyes to remove face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/ssc1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/ssc1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/ssc1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn crab on its back. Lift and remove apron and vein attached to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/ssc2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/ssc2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/ssc2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn crab over and lift one side of top shell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/05\/ssc3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6998\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With small knife, scrape off grayish-white gill. 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