Roasting Mud Crab

Eating mud crab in the bush can be a delicious culinary experience if done correctly.

Roasting mud the crabs directly over an open fire in the Australian outback can be a unique and flavorful way to cook them. Here's a simple method for roasting mud crabs on an open fire:

Ingredients: Alive freshly caught mud crabs, firewood, cooking utensils

Prepare the mud crabs: Clean the live crabs by rinsing them in saltwater or freshwater to remove mud and debris. Ensure the crabs are fresh and alive.

Cooking the Mud Crabs: Create a fire using collected firewood. Allow the flames to subside, leaving hot firewood. Through crabs into the fire. Roast the crabs, turning them occasionally, until the shells become charred and the meat inside is fully cooked.

Crack the crab open with your bush knife. Enjoy the fresh unique flavor of the crab..