Giant Lobster Catch And Cook With My Family

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Welcome back to another episode .

In this episode , we're going in search of the giant lobster and right behind me , there's turtles all over the beach just getting it on .

It's mating season , baby .

Once we grab ourselves some giant lobsters , I've got these passion fruits which I picked from a garden at home at moss there .

And I went online and I was like lobsters , passion fruit recipes and I've found one .

We've never tried this before .

We're gonna do a little taste test and see which one is gonna taste better .

Soft shell or hard shelf .

We're out in the remote islands right now .

There's no-one around for miles and the sun's out .

The water's clear , the wind's backing off and it's gonna be an absolutely beautiful day .

Yeah , I can't get it off .

They have the strongest grip and those big ones that were after the monster giant ornate crayfish , they will pierce through that wetsuit and into your skin like that .

There's three different types of crays that we really grab .

Western rock lobsters painted crayfish , which is this guy and then the giant ornate crayfish , which is probably 34 times as big as this beautiful colors in them .

No big giant lobsters yet , but they are definitely around it .

What I didn't tell you guys is we've actually taken two boats out .

We're obviously in my boat right now , but we've got Jackson's boat .

You guys haven't seen , I surprised Jackie with some brand new motors fully restored his boat .

Let's get straight back into this .

Yeah , that I was trying to get a close up of it .

The jacks are ringing and it's in the face .

Jackson got done just about just about put that to the depths .

We're just putting them on the measuring tape here .

So you can see how big these crayfish are .

It is about 60 centimeters before the little feelers start and with the feelers , it's well over a meter there .

And this guy here don't get me wrong .

This is a giant lobster , but there are bigger monsters down there .

This one was actually the teamwork one .

I went down one side led Jackson come in on the other side .

As I mentioned , we've got an army to feed .

So we're probably gonna get back in the drink .

See if we can get a couple more right now .

We're just moving spot to spot Jacko's driving and we're just dropping me off on Bobby to Bobby .

Have a look at this one black .

Oh mm OK .

So what we've got here is we've got a female cray with eggs .

We call these berries .

It's the reason why we don't shoot them and we use our bare hands cos you can't see what they are when you're pulling them out .

Let's put this beautiful little female back in and there's thousands and thousands of people cray , most lobsters live the same life cycle .

They're mature between the ages of six and seven .

And the male attaches a packet of sperm also known as the task spot on the underside of a female by scratching the tar spot .

The eggs are fertilized as they are swept backwards and become attached to those fine hairs on the back end of their tail .

The eggs will hatch depending on the temperature between four in eight weeks .

The larvae will then drift offshore .

The final stage is the larvae transform into little transparent lobsters .

Once they settle into the reefs , they start developing their unique color patterns , feeding and growing for the next 3 to 4 years , then the process will just keep repeating itself and repeating itself .

And that's why I bloody love lobsters you .

That's a good size one .

Yeah , that's a beauty .

We got dinner babies , an ornate crayfish and a perfect size .

This is why I love doing it because you can pick what you want .

We're gonna head back in for lunch .

Now catch up with the girls and after lunch , we'll look for a few more .

Got a copy of the moss .

How was the trip across ?

Was it ?

Ok .

I'll see you soon .

Ok .

There's heaps of turtles here .

Wait a minute .

Oh .

Oh , it's a , it's a ride goes on .

Oh , look at that .

We've got the two boats out first time ever .

Hi , Stevie .

Must be good .

We got turtles coming .

Look , look here .

Oh .

Who's just cruise along to , to , to , to , to , to where the turtles are ?

Oh , there is a turtle there .

Oh , yeah , it's funny .

Oh , the race , right ?

Jacko .

That's a long time right here .

Being weird .

Uncle Brodie it with the afternoon starting to settle in .

We started to pull the anchors up and steam towards home with the plan trying to stop for a couple more crayfish .

I don't think any of us knew what the monster laid ahead .

Oh , no , you're gonna beat me , Jackson and I are going through a little bit of a game plan here cos what we've noticed the giant lobsters under these rocks are really revved up .

They're going in and out .

They're moving around as you can see .

Right now .

One's are creeping out , checking me out .

His feelers are going at the gopro as soon as he touches the GoPro or feels something .

That's it .

He's gone and they can swim so bloody fast and you'll get a little taste of that in a minute .

Just wait up for that .

But in this particular situation , what Jackson and I do is we block out two entrances because we know that they're gonna go for it .

So I get down one side .

Jackson goes down the other side and I actually push the crayfish and guide it towards him and you'll see what happens next .

I was in there looking at one in there and it's cropped .

I poked it to you and I like it .

Like , it's important to check with your local fisheries .

How many you're allowed to take here ?

We're allowed to take eight per person , but we never do that .

We only take what we need .

So we're gonna grab maybe one or two each and that's it .

That's good for a feed .

Yeah , I like that .

Oh , this shell here on this crazy flip .

So they're actually really , really tasty when they're like this .

At least 100 and 50 meters out quick , man .

Oh , with the system ?

Hm .

Oh , it's way too big .

Way too big .

Oh , it's massive .

Like massive .

Biggest ever .

Oh , my God .

We'll take it back to the boat real quick and assess it .

We probably end up putting this one back .

We got that one .

Yeah , you got it .

Yeah .

Yeah .

Oh , my God .

Wow .

This is a massive crayfish as big as they get .

We're actually gonna put this guy back .

There's no doubt about it .

He is six plus kilos .

One of the biggest ones we've ever grabbed was a team effort to get him out when they're under the ledge there .

You don't actually know how big they are until you grab them , they can live out of the water .

Of course , otherwise we wouldn't have them out of the water .

I get a better grip with him .

Maybe just take it off , bro .

We get him straight back in the water .

Massive beast of the ocean .

Whoa .

Uh .

Oh , they're so big .

Oh , just like a barrel .

He's gonna make heaps of little baby that ended up being an absolute crazy session .

There are so many giant lobsters around us at the moment .

We're not getting that big one that is as big as they grow .

Put him back for another day , the sun is about to set , the breeze is coming in .

We're gonna head down to the beach a little bit later on and cook up this feed .

See what it tastes like with that passion fruit .

Let's bloody go , baby .

We're back down the beach and we're gonna get stuck straight into this cook .

We've got the Passion Fruit from home .

We got the crayfish that we caught .

Did you just bite yourself ?

Look when you are grabbing these , look how sharp these horns are , especially on these hard shells which 90% of the crayfish you're gonna grab are gonna be hard .

They're not gonna be soft like this .

These things will literally light you up and they can be full of bacteria and a lot of nasty stuff .

So you wanna be careful .

That's why we wear gloves .

We got jaw behind the lens here .

We've got the cars down here , obviously the full kitchen set up , but all the family in the back beds having a good old day .

And Jackson , of course , we're gonna cook close on the barbecue in the same way .

And before we put the sauce on that we make with the passion fruit .

I'm gonna do a little taste test and see which one is gonna taste better , soft shell or hard shell .

So basically , all I'm gonna do is I'm just gonna chop straight down through there .

It's so easy to do .

You split it right down the middle and go through this way as well .

All the way up .

Wow , there you go .

It was that easy to do .

You wanna take the poo tube out of the middle of it ?

So straight away , you're gonna see the difference of me trying to attempt to chop this with the knife .

I have to put so much pressure on to even pierce it .

So what do you wanna do ?

You wanna grab a sharp knife ?

You wanna run it down the inside of the head there and you wanna push it up against the shell to try and get all that meat and you're just essentially separating it .

It's just gonna make it easy for the next step .

You just wanna give it a good twist and watch those sharp sharp blades on the side there and out comes all that meat and all that good stuff .

So I'm gonna keep this head , I'm gonna chuck it in the freezer and I'm gonna use it later on if you want to get some sort of meat scissors for this next step .

And what you wanna do is it's really easy from here on in with these bad boys between the meat and the shell and basically just get into it .

But like I said , these things are bulletproof , the underneath of the crayfish is obviously a lot softer and that's why they never really will reveal that to you .

Go have something super sharp and just straight down the middle .

That's what we're left with soft shell , hard shell .

I'm just gonna put some butter on these two tails here .

It should take about half an hour .

Oh , crays are on the barbecue there .

We're gonna get straight into prepping this sauce .

I'm gonna grab one of these hush and fruits .

O they're harder than I thought .

Ok , I need the big dog .

Give us the big dog first brawl when you're cooking is always use really sharp knives .

O these things are weapons .

Get this thing straight through the middle there .

Oh , it smells so good , man .

We've got some lime Passion Fruit , thick cream and shallots that Jackson's chopping up in here .

We've got a little bit of butter and some mustard .

So you don't want to actually brown these .

You wanna just lightly cook them hard before we put the rest of the stuff in because we're actually making the sauce quick .

Knock the passion fruits in , right .

Hey , next step , a little bit of lime .

You're fired .

We have a special guest .

Victoria F , look at this guy .

Oh , look at the soft shell .

So the reason why I could put shell down first is because basically it makes a little oven and then I flip it over just to sear the top layer flesh and it is alright .

It's time to get stuck straight into this .

We've got the soft shell and the hard shell crayfish and we're gonna have a little taste test .

Now all of us .

So we'll start off with this .

We got a little fork .

Who wants to go first taste test ?

Oh good .

So you grab this part and I'm gonna grab this bit .

Alright .

We're gonna eat the soft shell first .

Me and I that's good and you quickly back it up with this .

Oh yummy .

You are .

I honestly can't tell any difference .

I I don't know they they taste both beautiful to me .

The next thing we're gonna do is taste the passion fruit sauce .

Go on .

Let's go , let's go .

Crew .

Ah Here we go .

Oh Love it .

Beauty .

Oh .

Oh Wow .

Oh my God .

That sauce is so good .

Oh my God .

Right .

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