These are simple and delicious. You may serve them with melted butter and lemon as an alternative to the dipping sauce.

• To thaw the frozen stone-crab claws, place in the refrigerator for 12 to 18 hours.

• Combine the mayonnaise and Dijon mustard.

• Crack the claws with a mallet and serve chilled with the mayonnaise mustard sauce for dipping.

Dungeness Crab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dungeness crab is good served with the same sauce above for dipping. The crab needs to be steamed and then chilled.