As a native Floridian, October 15 is a holiday at our house. Me and my son have gone the past 20+ years and the past two years we've included his 8 year old daughter, my granddaughter, my favorite time of the year, crabs open, temps starting to cool down. Great video, awesome recipe. Congrats on your upcoming wedding!!!
You should do a short of Madeleine trying to get that crab. I would watch that over and over. She had me cracking up! It really brightened my day. Love your stuff.
Brother, y'all are living life to the fullest. A fun day out on the boat catching crab and then turning your catch into a delicious meal. Congrats on your upcoming wedding also.
Spiny’s in the live well & a gallon of colossal claws?! I love all seafood but when it comes to stone crab, there is a special place in my heart & stomach for October 15th & the 1st claws of the season! Your warning about cracking the claws on a full stomach is wise & solid advice. Quite frankly, I had never considered Stone Crab for cakes in the past because they seldom made it to the table much less as an ingredient in another dish. My Dad loved broiled, stuffed “Florida” lobster. He would clean out the carapace & fill it with a blue crab stuffing. It is hard to imagine how good a stone crab stuffing would be for that dish. I know what we will be cooking this weekend!!
Really good, and I grew up doing that stuff... Love to see Madeline getting involved... She will be a pro before too long... Relaxing to watch for me.. Makes me miss the Gulf side of the Keys... Sharing..
This video is banging. Loved the content and instruction. And Madeline is banging. Keep it up mr young. Can’t wait to see what channel evolves into and for you to have a baby fisher onboard
I have to see your decision to stop charters was a no-brainer the shows right here like the one you’re showing now is the best ones you’ll ever do at least people get to see what a cooperating couple can do and it’s nothing like doing things together with your loved one congratulations, Madeline and thank you for this Gratio. I really loved it.
Our recipe is almost exact to yours. Only difference is king crab, sriracha, and we cook it in avocado oil and garlic butter. All the rest is same. Looks great 👌
I’m sooo happy for y’all ! We got married last year our anniversary is actually coming up on the 13th. It was the happiest moment of my life enjoy yours bubba
Great tip for removing the claw from a crab without harming the crab and be careful because nothing can change your wedding ring size faster than a stone crab
Aaron you make catching those huge crabs look easy! A couple years ago an undersized male got hold of my index finger for just a moment, and took my entire fingernail off!
From Alabama woods so I know what it means to eat what you kill/catch. Can’t lie a little jealous of the water and big ticket catches that you have in your backyard/ocean lol. Much respect.
Congratulations y'all! Wish y'all the very best! My wife and I are past 34 years now and she's my wonder woman! I wonder how she's put up with me this long!
Aloha. I just turned 61. Been fishing/diving most of my life in a lot of cool places. Unfortunately, my birthdays nowadays (10/15), is watching some lucky sod consume stone crabs. Glad it was you two!
Just a thought. I do a lot with blue crab cakes, and I take the onion / celery and lightly saute it in little butter soften them up a bit. I also add the crab last so as not to break up the meat. using your hands is more sensiitive to work the blending/folding. Again as always great stuff!
Hey boss. I'm a big fan, I think what you shoot is awesome to watch and I've tried a few of your recipes to boot and they've been good. Hope you'll take some advice now though on making crab cakes from a guy who lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and has learned well what a crab cake is. First recommendation; don't break up your crabmeat, as best as you can. Stone crab gives you incredible claw meat, so it's not like backfin, but you still want chunks as much as possible. Second, a good crabcake is crab. If you need filler, use Ritz crackers. You can smash up a pack and add whatever you need and it'll give a much better taste. I know it's tempting to add veggies, but that adds a lot to the moisture content and ultimately, whether or not the cake will stay together tightly. Third, two bowls, dry bowl with crab and wet bowl with the imperial sauce. Personally, I use a bit more mayo and mustard than you. "Werster sauce" as we call it 😆, Old Bay and lemon are to your taste. If you like tabasco, it goes as well. I use it often and heavily in my cakes. You can add whatever sauce you want from there, and Bob's your uncle... Point is from there, you can fold it into your crab as it's needed and control the moisture. You then add the cracker to dry it out enough that it will hold well when it hits the pan. I agree it's good to chill them too after. If you want to get real fancy, you can dredge them in cornmeal and a bit of Old Bay before you put them in, either broiled (not my favorite), or skillet fried or deep fried (always the best tasting. Not great for your heart though...) Anyway, just some tips from a "Merlander" to ya'll down there in Florida... My best to you both.
A little better technique would be to mix all of your ingredients (other than the crab) together and create what the French call a "panade". Then mix the panade in with the crab. The goal being to get the everything mixed well with as little mixing as possible so as to keep the delicate crab chunks as large as possible. Same goes for meatballs. Another idea wold be look up the recipe for the (the great and sadly no longer NYC seafood restaurant) Pearl Oyster bar's tartar sauce recipe. Would be perfect with the crab cakes.
the Pearl is my fav in NYC !!! The lobster roll is better than anything (with the exception of Red’s Eats in Mine witch is sacred and can not be touched)
I remember catching stone crabs in Texas in my younger years and they do have a lot of power in the claws. To test this I let one pinch a quarter, and it left indentions in the quarter.
Man I miss stone crab season, it's one of the special things about FL. I had a good buddy who occasionally helped on a crabbing boat and we got lots of small claws and lots of free blue crabs, and a few slipper lobsters. So we would go fish for flounder before crab season and make stuffed flounder with the crab meat. It was pretty awesome. My friend got pinched once and was handling bait and the infection almost cost his finger. They're pretty strong and the bait was dead fish so you can imagine how his finger was swollen. Anyway it's cool to see you and Mrs Maddie out crabbing. She's brave to try grabbing them.
That was so cool! I've never seen crab claws that big. Youre right, Madeline always makes things funnier, at least in your YT videos! When you were making the crab cakes, I was saying to myself that they did look a little thick. But I'll be they were incredibly tasty. I'm definitely trying that recipe. Thanks for sharing!
I used to live on the coast in Cape Town, South Africa. We used to take out crab, Lobster (we called it Crayfish ) and scoop up a pot of sea water and boil them in there. Tastes the best that way.
Mud crabs over here in Australia will take a finger right off, they lock on and most times you have to smash the claw to release it, and they are yummy too lol
I have caught many varieties of crab around the world, but our muddies take the cake.... Have a look at some videos on youtube, they are much more aggressive.@@KeyWestWaterman
You should try using a table knife to open those crabs, the handle has a bit more weight than the bowl of a spoon and the blade will reach into most of the tight spots. I loved the video, brings back fond memories and makes my stomach growl.
Wow ! Madeleine! Nice job! What a transformation! You always looked awsone by the way, you mentioned that you had a goal to accheive before your wedding. That's why i mentioned that! Good job ! Congrats to you both! Best wishes! ❤️
Great video as always Mr. Waterman. Just a lil tip with crab cakes,I put shrimp into mine for the texture and extra body. Chop the shrimp into lil pieces and add to the crab mixture.
My recommendation would be to use a little less than half a lemon worth of juice in a batch that size and use crushed ritz cracker crumbs instead of bread crumbs, but you’ll have to add a little salt. Paula Dean crab cake recipe is a pretty good starting point, but it’s too wet, just add more crumb. The batter firms up a bit if you let it sit in the fridge for an hour. It also firms when you cook it when the egg curds up. Thanks for the video. I’m in NC and can keep people from stealing my stone crab pots these days. Never had a problem with it pre Covid. Gotta dive for them now and we don’t have clear enough water unless it’s cold.
"You're bitter"😂😂😂😂😂.... This is why we love Maddie n need a appearance each ep
As a native Floridian, October 15 is a holiday at our house. Me and my son have gone the past 20+ years and the past two years we've included his 8 year old daughter, my granddaughter, my favorite time of the year, crabs open, temps starting to cool down. Great video, awesome recipe. Congrats on your upcoming wedding!!!
O
Oo😮
that is awesome! love to hear stuff like that and thanks so much!
@@KeyWestWatermanwhat's your setup up with the camera to sit it on the bottom to film yourself?
You should do a short of Madeleine trying to get that crab. I would watch that over and over. She had me cracking up! It really brightened my day. Love your stuff.
So nice to have your bride to be along for an entire episode again.
You guys are great! Madeline makes me laugh in a fun way. Thank you for taking us along! ❤
Born in MD, raised from grandparents and parents from Baltimore, and I loved seeing Old Bay here. Appreciate you letting the females go.
No choice really. Illegal to harvest.
Congratulations on your pending nuptials. It's obvious the both of you found your other half. You belong together. ❤
Brother, y'all are living life to the fullest. A fun day out on the boat catching crab and then turning your catch into a delicious meal. Congrats on your upcoming wedding also.
Love stone crabs, love seeing you two together.......
🙏
You two are an awesome couple,great video
Congratulations to Madeline for her first stone crab catch attempt. Great video.
Love that y'all love each other so very much. It is Nice. Congratulations to Aaron and Madeline.
Love the fact you only kept one claw. Allows the crab a better chance of getting food and protecting itself.
agreed!
Madeline is absolutely a beautiful human being. You two are made for each other!!!! Love this channel.
Best part about Mondays 🔥 🦀
🙏
I can’t wait until you two celebrate your 50th Wedding Anniversary. Grace and Blessings.
Madalin shows good sense, about reaching in those crab holes. Very intertaning.
Spiny’s in the live well & a gallon of colossal claws?! I love all seafood but when it comes to stone crab, there is a special place in my heart & stomach for October 15th & the 1st claws of the season!
Your warning about cracking the claws on a full stomach is wise & solid advice. Quite frankly, I had never considered Stone Crab for cakes in the past because they seldom made it to the table much less as an ingredient in another dish.
My Dad loved broiled, stuffed “Florida” lobster. He would clean out the carapace & fill it with a blue crab stuffing. It is hard to imagine how good a stone crab stuffing would be for that dish. I know what we will be cooking this weekend!!
Really good, and I grew up doing that stuff... Love to see Madeline getting involved... She will be a pro before too long... Relaxing to watch for me.. Makes me miss the Gulf side of the Keys... Sharing..
One of the better UA-camrs great program.
You younhuns are already a great couple - - - glad you have decided to put it into vows. Blessings and Joy to you both
Awesome...! Kudos guys...Wow is right!
My favorite video to date. Can’t count how many times I’ve enjoyed laughing through my snorkel at my family learning the craft. Thx for sharing.
This video is banging. Loved the content and instruction. And Madeline is banging. Keep it up mr young. Can’t wait to see what channel evolves into and for you to have a baby fisher onboard
Aaron, the Bob Ross of the sea….
Congratulations you two . My wife and i are at 33 yrs. May the road always rise to meet you. It’s a heck of a ride enjoy it with the one you love.
“No way! There’s no shell” as dibbs kept cracking and throwing shells in the meat dish 😂… great episode!
37:55 awww, Tipsy has the Cone of Shame 🤣
haha
One should not watch the end of the video if you are hungry too! Awesome. Thank you for sharing.
🤣
Incredibly interesting! I think it’s great that you only harvest one claw. I really appreciate seeing your conservation efforts in all of your trips!
I have to see your decision to stop charters was a no-brainer the shows right here like the one you’re showing now is the best ones you’ll ever do at least people get to see what a cooperating couple can do and it’s nothing like doing things together with your loved one congratulations, Madeline and thank you for this Gratio. I really loved it.
Our recipe is almost exact to yours. Only difference is king crab, sriracha, and we cook it in avocado oil and garlic butter. All the rest is same. Looks great 👌
thats awesome!
Oh my goodness, she's so funny and cute! I can see why you love her so much. I love watching videos with her in them.
My mouth was watering the entire time you were making these! 😋🤤
I appreciate your CALM, Mellow presentation... Well done. She on the other hand is Hilarious!. . LOL Good Fun Team.
Looks soooooo good !!! 🤙
they were unbelievable!
You both killed it on getting those claws!! Food looks delicious. Cooking at home is way better than going out. Have a great day!!
I’m sooo happy for y’all ! We got married last year our anniversary is actually coming up on the 13th. It was the happiest moment of my life enjoy yours bubba
So glad to see that you only take one claw. So many videos out there of people taking both, leaving the crab defenseless and ultimately to die.
Great tip for removing the claw from a crab without harming the crab and be careful because nothing can change your wedding ring size faster than a stone crab
You got yourself a good lady bro,she definitely makes your videos more fun,happy for you
That looked amazing ... So good to see Madeline getting so comfortable in front of the camera!
She's a riot! What fun to be around.
My favorite seafood of all. So satisfying to eat home cooked food that is that good!
Aaron you make catching those huge crabs look easy! A couple years ago an undersized male got hold of my index finger for just a moment, and took my entire fingernail off!
LOVE the stone crab episodes!!!👊🏽
🙏
From Alabama woods so I know what it means to eat what you kill/catch. Can’t lie a little jealous of the water and big ticket catches that you have in your backyard/ocean lol. Much respect.
Man, those are sooo good. Congrats. Aw poor pup has the cone of shame.
Congratulations y'all! Wish y'all the very best! My wife and I are past 34 years now and she's my wonder woman! I wonder how she's put up with me this long!
Aloha. I just turned 61. Been fishing/diving most of my life in a lot of cool places. Unfortunately, my birthdays nowadays (10/15), is watching some lucky sod consume stone crabs. Glad it was you two!
haha happy birthday!
😊 Awesome video as usual. Enjoy every minute of your wedding and congratulations early! Mr. And Mrs. !!!! 🎉
Damn, I was laughing at her responses. Love that you can hear underwater.
Congrats Madeline! So happy to see both of ya'll out there together. Enjoy your victory. Looking forward to see you 'Clawing' even more.
Just a thought. I do a lot with blue crab cakes, and I take the onion / celery and lightly saute it in little butter soften them up a bit. I also add the crab last so as not to break up the meat. using your hands is more sensiitive to work the blending/folding. Again as always great stuff!
They are amazing by themselves, but I love them with the Joe's mustard sauce.
Hi, congratulations Mrs and Mr.
thank you!
Hey boss. I'm a big fan, I think what you shoot is awesome to watch and I've tried a few of your recipes to boot and they've been good. Hope you'll take some advice now though on making crab cakes from a guy who lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and has learned well what a crab cake is. First recommendation; don't break up your crabmeat, as best as you can. Stone crab gives you incredible claw meat, so it's not like backfin, but you still want chunks as much as possible. Second, a good crabcake is crab. If you need filler, use Ritz crackers. You can smash up a pack and add whatever you need and it'll give a much better taste. I know it's tempting to add veggies, but that adds a lot to the moisture content and ultimately, whether or not the cake will stay together tightly. Third, two bowls, dry bowl with crab and wet bowl with the imperial sauce. Personally, I use a bit more mayo and mustard than you. "Werster sauce" as we call it 😆, Old Bay and lemon are to your taste. If you like tabasco, it goes as well. I use it often and heavily in my cakes. You can add whatever sauce you want from there, and Bob's your uncle... Point is from there, you can fold it into your crab as it's needed and control the moisture. You then add the cracker to dry it out enough that it will hold well when it hits the pan. I agree it's good to chill them too after. If you want to get real fancy, you can dredge them in cornmeal and a bit of Old Bay before you put them in, either broiled (not my favorite), or skillet fried or deep fried (always the best tasting. Not great for your heart though...) Anyway, just some tips from a "Merlander" to ya'll down there in Florida... My best to you both.
haha thanks for the tip! always looking to improve 🙏
By far my favorite Video from you two, We love the Claws when we visit the Keys but the Crab Cakes look AWESOME.
When you were outside, cleaning the crab claws,,, while you were eating that one, you spit a shell into the meatbowl... busted lol
TNX 4 VID LOL
A little better technique would be to mix all of your ingredients (other than the crab) together and create what the French call a "panade". Then mix the panade in with the crab. The goal being to get the everything mixed well with as little mixing as possible so as to keep the delicate crab chunks as large as possible. Same goes for meatballs. Another idea wold be look up the recipe for the (the great and sadly no longer NYC seafood restaurant) Pearl Oyster bar's tartar sauce recipe. Would be perfect with the crab cakes.
yea I usually do that, kinda got ahead of myself here.
the Pearl is my fav in NYC !!! The lobster roll is better than anything (with the exception of Red’s Eats in Mine witch is sacred and can not be touched)
You had me drooling!
so good!
They was a little stormy but that's what I call a stno crab. Nice really nice
thanks of watching!
Love you both! What a day - stone crab looks delicious. Best part was Madeleine and the crab 🦀 👏
Outstanding video. One of my favs to date. Madeleine is a hoot.
11 oz is insane. Happy you and the crabs are doing well.
Great video y'all! Thanks for sharing.
What a great video. Looks like soo much fun!! I wanted to crawl through my screen and dig in! 😅😅😅
I remember catching stone crabs in Texas in my younger years and they do have a lot of power in the claws. To test this I let one pinch a quarter, and it left indentions in the quarter.
Man I miss stone crab season, it's one of the special things about FL. I had a good buddy who occasionally helped on a crabbing boat and we got lots of small claws and lots of free blue crabs, and a few slipper lobsters. So we would go fish for flounder before crab season and make stuffed flounder with the crab meat. It was pretty awesome. My friend got pinched once and was handling bait and the infection almost cost his finger. They're pretty strong and the bait was dead fish so you can imagine how his finger was swollen.
Anyway it's cool to see you and Mrs Maddie out crabbing. She's brave to try grabbing them.
Love the nervous laughter!
i gotta lay off the cubes.... a damn 4 legged lamp walked behind you at 37:48 had me 😯
You two are amazing americans! Great video!
Amazing video, great to see nice people having fun 😁 Best wishes on your upcoming wedding 🍾🥂
thank you!
Well another great video you two. Great to see you both out having a great time. Congratulations to you both.
Best wishes
Micky C
That was so cool! I've never seen crab claws that big. Youre right, Madeline always makes things funnier, at least in your YT videos! When you were making the crab cakes, I was saying to myself that they did look a little thick. But I'll be they were incredibly tasty. I'm definitely trying that recipe. Thanks for sharing!
I used to live on the coast in Cape Town, South Africa. We used to take out crab, Lobster (we called it Crayfish ) and scoop up a pot of sea water and boil them in there. Tastes the best that way.
Mud crabs over here in Australia will take a finger right off, they lock on and most times you have to smash the claw to release it, and they are yummy too lol
I imagine they are pretty similar to our stones!
I have caught many varieties of crab around the world, but our muddies take the cake.... Have a look at some videos on youtube, they are much more aggressive.@@KeyWestWaterman
Best video yet.. you guys are made for each other.. congratulations on your upcoming marriage.. prayers and best wishes
boat looks nice w them white Mercs on it!!!
You guys are super cute together! Those crabcakes look so delicious. I would love to try that sometime.
That one crabs claw at 5:07 looks like it has an eye on its claw. It looks like a parrots head with the pinchers being the beak lol
Excellent video, always loved the color of the Stone crabs. Cheers!!
We have a lot of variety in these Florida waters but those are definitely my favorite. The cakes looked great but like you said they are good alone.
Thank you Aaron for another amazing video. Looks amazingly delicious! Just waiting for a cookbook from you & Will.
I liked the video after aaron said whew that’s a little bitter and madeline said YOU’RE BITTER! 😂😂😭😭 🙏🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
I very much enjoy the videos of you and Madeline together. Such a cute couple. Can't believe I said " cute couple". Jeez.
My friend Wow those look great I am a blue card cake guy. I think I would like them!!!
Lol it was so good you guys forgot the salad!!! Good video bro
You should try using a table knife to open those crabs, the handle has a bit more weight than the bowl of a spoon and the blade will reach into most of the tight spots. I loved the video, brings back fond memories and makes my stomach growl.
the evil laugh at the beginning haha
lol!
We are up in Cedar Key eating stone crab right now! 😊 great video and thanks again
I kept waiting for you to say, "Will, wish you were here"
Congrats ❤🎉 they look delish
She YEETED that crab back in that hole 😂
Wow ! Madeleine! Nice job! What a transformation! You always looked awsone by the way, you mentioned that you had a goal to accheive before your wedding. That's why i mentioned that! Good job ! Congrats to you both! Best wishes! ❤️
she's been busting her butt!
Cue the dog with the cone of shame.......😆😆
Great video as always Mr. Waterman. Just a lil tip with crab cakes,I put shrimp into mine for the texture and extra body.
Chop the shrimp into lil pieces and add to the crab mixture.
That was a great video! You made me so hungry!!😂
As always a great steward of the environment. I’d like to buy a few of the claw hinge things with epoxy
My recommendation would be to use a little less than half a lemon worth of juice in a batch that size and use crushed ritz cracker crumbs instead of bread crumbs, but you’ll have to add a little salt. Paula Dean crab cake recipe is a pretty good starting point, but it’s too wet, just add more crumb. The batter firms up a bit if you let it sit in the fridge for an hour. It also firms when you cook it when the egg curds up. Thanks for the video. I’m in NC and can keep people from stealing my stone crab pots these days. Never had a problem with it pre Covid. Gotta dive for them now and we don’t have clear enough water unless it’s cold.