Cooking the Gem of the Pacific Northwest: Red Rock Crab

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Cooking the Gem of the Pacific Northwest: Red Rock Crab - Deep Dive

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Red Rock crabs are considered a byproduct catch of the more popular Dungeness crab off the coast of Portland, Oregon. But just because their meat is harder to get at, doesn’t mean they aren’t delicious. Chef Jacob Harth shows us the potential of the smaller, untouched crop of Red Rock crabs, and also makes Dungeness crab tartlets.
Credits:
Host: Jacob Harth
Director/Producer: McGraw Wolfman
Camera: Carla Francescutti, Murilo Ferreira
Editor: Scott Kan
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Development Producer: McGraw Wolfman
Coordinating Producer: Stefania Orrù
Audience Engagement: Daniel Geneen, Terri Ciccone
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@bryansamson9559 4 жыл бұрын

Crabs: I'm an unpopular, differently named, uneconomical, harder to harvest type of crab. Jacob Hearth: This is a one of a kind exotic ingredient.

@Banzai05 4 жыл бұрын

Everything is exotic for these guys

@brethren111 4 жыл бұрын

Oh ma gawd your name is like so exotic yah

@terryhsiao1745 4 жыл бұрын

Esp you :) hahaha

@diciplinex7407 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they find sand fleas exotic

@bryantgaspari 4 жыл бұрын

Exotic pie crust

@Win7ermu7e 4 жыл бұрын

@Bigavel I bet you are fun at parties

@OutdoorChefLife 4 жыл бұрын

Rock crab is awesome, I catch and use it all the time. Next up purple urchin? Or monkeyface prickleback? Keep it going

@Josh-bf6ht 4 жыл бұрын

Outdoor Chef Life ayyyy what’s up Taku

@BeowWulf 4 жыл бұрын

Lol! I read the comment before I read the name and at first I was like... "Wow, this dude must watch a lot of Outdoor Chef Life!" 😂 What's up Taku?! 🤙🏼

@lazytyrantthao4637 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Taku show them how it’s done.

@jesuslopez9223 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I know you. What's up chef. I liked your urchine videos although I wouldn't try em myself. And I liked the mussles.

@janicelgo4522 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha...my reaction? I know a guy in SF that catches red rock crab!🤯

@Blue_Wheel 4 жыл бұрын

"It's very hard to crack" *Cracks immediately

@poodlemeister22314 4 жыл бұрын

I think he was more saying "it's difficult to crack without damaging the meat"

@seancasey726 4 жыл бұрын

I mean idk if you’ve ever tried to track a rock crab. It is a million times harder that dungee or blubcrab and it shatters

@caseyaulbach7693 3 жыл бұрын

He made it look easy because he probably cracks dozens each day when prepping for service. Tying asparagus in a tight bundle without snapping any of the stocks is very hard but I can do it instantly because I worked at a farmer's market for 6 years.

@mangolassi7124 4 жыл бұрын

These crabs are getting more action than me this Valentine's Day :\ ..

@brethren111 4 жыл бұрын

Thou shalt have thy will

@jacquelynn2051 4 жыл бұрын

Making comments like that I see why. Be blatant, but at least make it make sense. Sheesh! Btw Happy Valentine's Day

@michaelg.4562 4 жыл бұрын

Isnt Valentines day tomorrow?

@Jordan_G. 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you can find someone to crack your claws and pull out your innards if you wanted.

@cookiesncream25 3 жыл бұрын

Dude 🤣 But anyway, there's still days before Valentine's, so we don't know

@ZyNgInaMo 4 жыл бұрын

Red rock crab is absolutely delicious...we used to catch buckets of em all the time

@shariceglover1023 4 жыл бұрын

I’m from Maryland and in a few months it’ll be crab season. I’ve never had seafood from the Pacific Northwest but it looks delicious 😋

@terryhsiao1745 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry man bluecrab is nothing compared to dungese

@richw3215 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up on the Sonoma coast in California, dungeness, abalone, and monkey faced eel were staples at family gatherings. Having also lived in the south and on the east coast, the crabs there just taste bland in comparison, they lack the rich, sweet flavor of the dungese. That being said, I think the monkey faced eel is the best kept secret. Easy to catch from the shore, easy to clean, and they have a delicate almost fluffy texture.

@shariceglover1023 4 жыл бұрын

Rich W I always thought the blue crabs had a slight sweetness to them but I haven’t tried any other crabs to compare the flavors. Eel will have to be on my list of things to try :)

@adopteddivide31 3 жыл бұрын

Terry Hsiao blasphemy

@judimcrae9231 4 жыл бұрын

I am lucky enough to live in the Pacific Northwest so in my younger days was able to catch these on a regular basis. I much prefer them to Dungeness. Actually in flavor it is better than snow, king or even blue. Now that I am an invalid I can't go out after them so wish they were available commercially because I really do miss them!

@Dewkeeper 4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you could find someone younger and outdoorsy and simply pay them to get you some?

@nursebretty 2 жыл бұрын

I'd give for free

@corycampbell5214 4 жыл бұрын

Being a year round crab fisherman, that Dungeness crab was about the lowest grade crab you can get, white Dungeness crab mean it's soft and soft crab mean no meat. Great video though I'll give you that

@seancasey726 4 жыл бұрын

True I normally wouldn’t keep a dungeons that has a softer shell. It means it just molted and will contain less meat. Better to leave it for next season

@sotruem8 4 жыл бұрын

If these are considered low grades. What type of crabs are high grades? I love crabs and seafood

@mikeasa1363 4 жыл бұрын

@@sotruem8 thats the point, low grade crabs sold at high grade prices. the red rock crab is a by-catch while they go for dungeoness in most fisheries, look at stone crabs, they are just another type of rock crab but they sell for so much more, by the way they are just slightly more sweeter than redrocks but more meat because of the size they can get to.

@ConstantlyRepeatingMyself Жыл бұрын

@@sotruem8 You want a hard shell crab. Crabs that have just molted, their shell is softer to the touch so less meat.

@Isseki_Nicho 4 жыл бұрын

Everything said sounds like a question lol

@Josh-bf6ht 4 жыл бұрын

Red rock crab is so underrated. They’re actually way sweeter than dungeness

@juliemanarin4127 6 ай бұрын

Really? I heard they weren't that good...I've never had one

@neville3151 4 жыл бұрын

Caught a couple of those off the pier...made the best crab louie ever.

@GS-ho6lz 4 жыл бұрын

Dungeness is the true crab of the PNW

@MrSoarman 8 ай бұрын

Dude, looks friggin awesome.

@saulgarcia7083 4 жыл бұрын

4:05 size difference is like compared to Ash's crabby to Gary's crabby

@atomic_wait 11 ай бұрын

The most PNW aspect of this is watching no one make any attempt to stay dry in the pissing rain. Captain without even her hood up, everyone else just with cotton hoodies. In the coastal pnw you're inevitably going to get soaked, you just need to make your peace with it and move on with life.

@clee89 4 жыл бұрын

looks amazing. i'm sure it tastes amazing. but yeah ... that does look like a lot of work for just a bit of meat

@ihave7sacks 4 жыл бұрын

Each tiny crab tart must cost $25

@OtterThunder 4 жыл бұрын

I love this series since it highlights something I think is important. Utilize what's available and make it delicious.

@littlelotussm1785 4 жыл бұрын

We love red rock crabs especially their roe 🥰😋

@jisezer 3 жыл бұрын

I love catching and eating these guys!

@zekelucente9702 11 ай бұрын

Mackerel Garum aka fish sauce now that is so cool.

@TheFiendRacer 4 жыл бұрын

Damn that looks so good. I could eat 100 of those things.

@Sonny1065LV 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@andrew881000 4 жыл бұрын

And they’ll be extinct because of you

@mrfantastic407 3 жыл бұрын

Captain Penner is so awesome! I love the name of her ship!

@chunniu3936 3 жыл бұрын

I have purchased live "pacific rock crabs" many times a year (not this year... because of the Covid) from an Asian grocer in the LA area. I am very sure they were the same crabs as the ones in the video. But the chef said they are not commercially harvested.... that makes me wonder if the ones I got are in fact a close related but different species? By the way, the ones I got were absolutely delicious though the yield is about 1/2 of the Dungeness. I have basically switched from Dungeness.

@francisyang9997 4 жыл бұрын

I love how he added $5 to that crab roe by saying garum..aka fish sauce

@ethanblock6771 4 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong, but garum is traditionally made with the fish guts rather than the whole fish. Asian fish sauce is made with whole anchovies, fish, krill I believe, right? Idk if his Mackerel garum was made with only the fish guts, though. I've seen a chef out of Minnesota make a sort of garum using lambs tongue, so.

@TriviaNight 4 жыл бұрын

Okay now I’m craving crab for lunch.

@teop7887 4 жыл бұрын

That guy's 'upspeak' is off the charts. Ugh...

@teop7887 4 жыл бұрын

@@toadwerx6063 Aye matey

@poodlemeister22314 4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the summer to come and enjoy a pile of blue bay crab

@cafezo87934 4 жыл бұрын

don't know if I love crabs but I love crabs

@codnation4779 4 жыл бұрын

That's tillamook bay not netarts at least in the video. Also all the juice and yellow stuff in the crab isn't recommended to be eaten due to toxins.

@misterturkturkle 4 жыл бұрын

Its safe to eat in small quantities.

@codnation4779 4 жыл бұрын

@@misterturkturkle I still dont eat mine when I crab.

@misterturkturkle 4 жыл бұрын

@@codnation4779 you do you.

@MB-ry6ez 4 жыл бұрын

Gordon Ramsey: WHERE IS THE CRAB SAUCE!?

@gladiatorcrabsnares8030 2 жыл бұрын

Love Rock Crabs 🪨🦀😋

@zekelucente9702 11 ай бұрын

Is that some Pimente de Espellete to finish? That looks like an incredible bite.

@AndrewScott83815 4 жыл бұрын

Damn I’m hungry, also I can smell this video.

@outdoorfreedom9778 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Nor Cal. there is no season on the rock crabs, the size limit is 4 inches. I think the limit is 30 or 35 per day? The season starts on the first weekend in November for Dungeness!! I haven't read the regs for this season yet? I like the Rockies but a lot of the people don't keep them so we ask them to toss them our way! The butter I don't care for, it's a bit bitter. The Reds are really easy to catch and not the target crab but my fishing partner and I like them! Can't wait!! I have all my snares made and ready!

@hfactor6429 4 жыл бұрын

EPIC......is a great word for all that and all you guys!!!

@zekelucente9702 11 ай бұрын

I had a Rock crab at the Santa Barbara Shellfish Company on Stearns Wharf yesterday and it was great. The last time I was there I had the spider crab which also gets a bad rap and it too was fantastic. I was in Chicago earlier this week and ate at Shaw’s Crab House and on their menu they had Santa Barbara Stone Crab. I have live in California for 62 years and I have never heard of west coast stone crab. Has anyone ever heard of this?

@catcorleone455 Жыл бұрын

I go out crabbing and have caught Dungies and Rocks. I would say the flavor of the rock crab is better, but getting all the meat out is a real chore. A lot of work for a little bit. I throw them back now, unless I catch a really super-size one, but I have yet to get one of those! Watching the video, it looked like the mustard-yellow-colored hepatopancreas was being referred to as the "roe". Isn't the roe found attached underneath the female crabs' tails? I may have my cooking terms mixed up.

@ConstantlyRepeatingMyself Жыл бұрын

The roe (eggs) are orange when cooked. They start inside the crab located under the shell (and also in the center of the crab between the gills) like he showed in the video. The eggs will migrate outside the body. That’s my favorite part of the crab.

@davidcampos268 4 жыл бұрын

Nice dish

@YS-xi1cs 4 жыл бұрын

Never eat anything sea foodie except for cod and prepackaged shrimps .....having lobsters is definitely on my bucket list also going on holiday that's not in the UK would be sound....

@Ryman158 4 жыл бұрын

Red Rock crabs are by far the best crabs on the west coast. So much tastier

@samqiu9697 4 жыл бұрын

Not many chefs are using crab roe in dishes, thumbs up for this dude.

@jayleno2192 4 жыл бұрын

"it's pretty pissed off all the time." lol, those things are docile compared to blue crabs.

@Kitchfox 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah those particular ones were pretty checked out. God help your bare feet if one gets loose in the boat fresh out of the trap.

@byronpaul19 2 жыл бұрын

Ok where was this filmed? Love the rain. Does it rain a lot here? Crabs are a bonus.

@madskamp44 4 жыл бұрын

More more more more. I want more seafood!

@foodielah535 4 жыл бұрын

It seems like a laborious work, but worth it.

@nursebretty 2 жыл бұрын

Head, feathers and guts style! lol I can see using a little roe to make a sauce but I'm over the crab butter slurpee. What I really want is to do is target them when they're soft for some spider roll action but I never ever caught a soft one. That being said I don't really target them and mainly harvest from the ocean side. Might have to go up to Netarts a bit more often and find out when they're molting.

@xo200855 2 жыл бұрын

How do u like them waders... heard good things about high n dry

@triplexcomplex 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I wanna move there

@realgoodmind 4 жыл бұрын

That looks so so freakng good

@sharpskilz 4 жыл бұрын

What's really good is when people express themselves with the lowest "vocal fry" register of their voice as fast as possible, preferably so fast that the words kind of slur into one and there are no distinct consonants, it's so modern. I love the little packets of quickspeak with inordinate pauses.

@stephenbuck2219 4 жыл бұрын

In Northern California we have had our red rock impacted by the domoic acid. Love the flavor though.

@hobochild39 4 жыл бұрын

Removed from home, boiled and eaten Jacob: its pretty pissed off all the time hmmmm I wonder why?

@Fly_Crippin 4 жыл бұрын

Shane Kemp Should probably take out the boiled and eaten part

@biggdaddy202003 4 жыл бұрын

Yep if you do all that to me you better be ready to fight big time lol.

@tinacampbell1302 4 жыл бұрын

Shane Kemp truest truth.

@MissHoneyOnline 2 жыл бұрын

That tart looks delicious, and great story. What is garam?

@RTBurke 4 жыл бұрын

You can catch Dungeness crab off the pier in Prince Rupert, if you’re willing to haul up 169 ft of wet rope & a crab trap.

@MACNTOSFAM 4 жыл бұрын

rock crab isn’t sought after because of its taste & meat content in our area.

@chansaicommerce1721 4 жыл бұрын

AWESOME

@stevecarlisle3323 4 жыл бұрын

Yup, you take the Red Rock Crab, when all the Dungeness are gone !

@mikesintuit801 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent process and well executed. Enjoyed watching every minute and would love to try all of these amazing selections of crab dishes in Oregon one day. I really liked how there was no waste and how the rare Red Rock crab was respected amongst the crew. Thank you for sharing!

@shanapotts9498 4 жыл бұрын

Okay first off, they were standing in the Port of Garibaldi, Or that goes into the TILLAMOOK Bay. Netarts Bay is about 20 minutes south.

@igbatious 4 жыл бұрын

The yellow stuff inside the carapice is not roe. It's just digestive matter from what the crab eats. Crabs carry their eggs, or roe, outside the body.

@MarcLiberts 4 жыл бұрын

QUESTION: where is the restaurant?

@s3trios 4 жыл бұрын

I bet that tangy taste is traces of cadmium, mercury, zinc, arsenic, chromium..etc....you know all the yummy stuff.

@nikosfilipino 4 жыл бұрын

He mentioned an ingredient made from mackerel, what was it called? Garam?

@TheCheat_1337 4 жыл бұрын

Garum, it's fish sauce

@nikosfilipino 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheCheat_1337 hmm, ive never heard it called that.

@TheCheat_1337 4 жыл бұрын

The Ancient Roman fish sauce was called garum

@ryantodd6978 Жыл бұрын

Who the heck was catching those little ones those are throw backs

@Jesus-eg8un 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Eater, why do you select music for your videos like Remy is in the kitchen?

@011CJ Жыл бұрын

Man my grandmother gave me a bunch of crap for bringing home a bunch of red rock crab but she grew up on dungeness in abundance in newport lol. I eat it all not picky

@chansaicommerce1721 4 жыл бұрын

COOL

@MISSahlive 4 жыл бұрын

I love the Pacific Northwest

@seancasey726 4 жыл бұрын

What is the name of your restaurant??????

@mattcwatkins 7 ай бұрын

I remember eating them in 1984 for the first time. Less meat than Dungeness, but I prefer the taste. And aggressive little bastards!

@bhavaneshparbhoo9533 4 жыл бұрын

Bunk & McNulty like this.

@Penn704z 4 жыл бұрын

I have crabbed for 28 years recreationally in Oregon. Virtually none of the facts presented in this video are accurate. For example, the comparison of crab claws between male and female - males are slightly bigger but that's a regular male claw compared to a gimpy claw from another crab. Also, due to domoic acid concentrations, the state of Oregon strongly suggests NOT eating the liver - all that yellow stuff, inside the boiled crab. And, arguing that people would just "throw away" red rock crabs in Oregon isn't accurate. They would put them back in the water if they didn't want them. Also, red rock crabs are not nearly as exotic as they are made out to be in this video. Red rocks are a "loser" crab when you can't catch any dungeness crabs. Early on in my crabbing career, we caught a lot of them. I love crab but red rock crabs don't hold a candle to Dungeness crab, regardless of how much ridiculous sauce you put on them.

@eugeniasyro7315 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Hostile much?

@Penn704z 4 жыл бұрын

@@eugeniasyro7315 No, not hostile. Just fighting the fake news.

@KP-xe6tv 4 жыл бұрын

And what most people don't know is that Red Rocks are NATIVE crabs. So many people think they are invasive. They are in the fossil record and Native American middens.

@kpNov23 4 жыл бұрын

Yummy

@caglioso 4 жыл бұрын

Damn that area looks rainy af. Is it ever sunny there?

@valorgod8511 4 жыл бұрын

Never, even rains in summer 😂

@fooddweller 4 жыл бұрын

Wow massive crabs 🦀🦀🦀🦀😳😳😳

@jordyrio9269 4 жыл бұрын

*Holy crab*

@icezydrift 4 жыл бұрын

yes

@benjaminprice7179 4 жыл бұрын

Nice crabs bro

@8til826 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao California been catching these red Rock crabs every season. Best way is make a soup out of it.

@jacobfisher911 4 жыл бұрын

do a new orleans crab boil

@TheAdventuresofBob 4 жыл бұрын

these crabs are getting more action than me on valentine's day :(

@sherriedino2661 4 жыл бұрын

Will Robinson wants his comment back.

@TheAdventuresofBob 4 жыл бұрын

S. D.\\ I am Will

@misterturkturkle 4 жыл бұрын

*T I M E* *F O R* _C R A B_

@lunaticmassacre6824 4 жыл бұрын

Coconut crab are tasty too

@tinytrexarm9083 4 жыл бұрын

Is no one gonna talk about how he cracked an egg with another egg at 6:30

@MB-ry6ez 4 жыл бұрын

In Thailand, its a common technic

@misterturkturkle 4 жыл бұрын

No. Nothing to see here

@Andressantiagooo99 3 жыл бұрын

Crab life’s matter

@Phoebes8391 4 жыл бұрын

love that hammer lol

@thelonecabbage7834 3 жыл бұрын

2:04 Hold up. You're telling me that little guy was regulation?

@spencercalkins6455 3 жыл бұрын

No size reg on red rocks in OR. At least for recreational fishing

@JUDDLILIHA 4 жыл бұрын

Gimme some of that... wow.

@willykane 4 жыл бұрын

This song gives me anxiety

@joshbrowning2406 Жыл бұрын

I’m glad there’s not as many people interested in targeting the rock crabs… more for me lol.

@asmodiusjones9563 3 жыл бұрын

Red rock crab meat is much more flavorful than dungeness. While the crab is smaller and tougher, I’ll take them every time.

@bheppes 4 жыл бұрын

Wow

@stevocanuck 4 жыл бұрын

betting that plate costs 25 bucks.

@dogeunspeakable2448 4 жыл бұрын

Crabs shed their skin, telling age by how much barnacles on the shell just doesn't work lol.

@jameswest4819 3 жыл бұрын

Barnacles are no indication of crab age since they shed their shells as they grow.

@percussion44 3 жыл бұрын

Crab meat yay, yellow crab guts sauce boo.

@jackiefitzpatrick2906 4 жыл бұрын

Some of those crabs in truck looked too small and should have been released.

@TheFatblob25 4 жыл бұрын

Same thought. Though red Rock keepers are slightly smaller than Dungeness they seemed pretty small.

@mikeasa1363 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheFatblob25 the size in my local fisheries regulations is like 10.5 cm for the topshell for legal harvesting size.... thats less than 4 inches wide and in some places your allowed to keep females