Soft shell crabs are a remarkable dining experience. Unlike regular old hard shell crabs, you can eat soft shell crabs whole, chowing down on the shell and all. If you've never tried soft-shell ...
If you can’t find soft shell crabs (frozen ones are fine!), then you can go back to the original recipe and use a large fresh crab (preferably mud crab). But if you want an easier-to-eat dish ...
Fresh crabs should feel heavy for their size. You can buy a crab live and boil it yourself; alternatively, ask your fishmonger to kill it for you, or buy it ready-cooked. If buying cooked crabmeat ...