A step-by-step guide to cooking, cleaning and sectioning a whole Dungeness crab.
Place the crab in a steamer basket in the pot, cover and steam for 15 to 20 minutes.
Step 2
Remove the crab from the steamer and let it rest until cool enough to handle.
Working over the sink, rinse the yellow liquid from the body.
Step 3
Remove the feathery, white-gray lungs at the base of the legs with your fingers.
Step 4
Remove the mandibles (pincer-looking mouth part) from between the front claws.
Step 6
Cut the body in half.
