Step 2. Place the frozen stone crab claws into the boiling water. After two minutes, turn off the heat and allow the crab to continue cooking for eight minutes.
Serve the crab with a mustard sauce. A traditional dip for stone crab claws is a mustard sauce. To make it, mix together 1 c (240 mL) of mayonnaise, 2 US tbsp (30 mL) of light cream, 2 tsp (9.9 mL) of Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp (4.9 mL) of A-1 sauce, and salt to taste.
It differs from other types of crab, as it is not typically harvested whole. The largest claw is cut from the crab and it is released back into the ocean where it can re-grow. Stone crab claws are usually sold frozen after a high-heat cooking to ensure the flesh does not stick to the interior of the shell.