Florida Stone Crabs

Also known as the Florida Key’s seafood favorite, Stone Crabs derive their name from their rocklike oval shape shell. Stone Crab season begins October 15th and lasts through mid-May. Stone Crab meat is characterized by a firm texture and a sweet flavor.

When ordering Florida Stone Crabs make sure you specify Florida Stone Crabs. Most of the inexpensive stone crabs out there are Mexican Stone crab. Mexican Stone crab are not as sweet as Florida Stone Crabs. Make sure the Fish house you purchase from states Florida Stone crab on the prices. The same goes for restaurants serving Florida Stone Crabs. The last thing you want to waiting a good half hour for your meal and finding out your Stone Crab claws taste like mung.

This only looks like a hard one to make, Take your time and let the incredients do all the work. Perfect for the cold months ahead of us.

INGREDIENTS:

• For the stock:

• 12 cups water

• 3 cups dry white wine

• 1 red onion, sliced

• 2 carrots, scrubbed and sliced

• 2 cloves garlic chopped

• 1½ cups sliced fennel

• 1 piece fresh ginger (about 2 inches)sliced

• 2 teaspoon curry powder

• 1 teaspoon salt

• pinch diced red pepper flakes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eating seafood twice a week is good for your heart and generally outweighs the risk of exposure to mercury and other dangerous contaminants, the Institute of Medicine said Tuesday.

Even so, the government needs to help consumers figure out which seafood is safer, an Institute report said.

“The confusion may have scared people out of eating something that is beneficial for them and maybe for their offspring,” said Jose Ordovas, a Tufts University researcher and member of the report committee.

“Our goal was to put both things in perspective and see where is the balance,” Ordovas said.