Braised Crab Pot

Overview

Braised Crab Pot is a cooking recipe in Starsand Island that grants the powerful Flow Fishing buff when eaten. The in-game description reads: "A savory stew made with chicken, fiddler crabs, and shrimp, it's as delicious as it looks. This hearty dish ensures your fishing line will never break!" It is classified as a Rarity III dish at Item Level 4.

This dish restores 128 stamina and applies the Flow Fishing buff for 30 seconds, which prevents your fishing line from snapping during that window. The recipe sells for 363 coins and is unlocked by completing the Senior Angler Trial, making it a mid-to-late game recipe tied directly to your progression in the Angler profession.

Braised Crab Pot is the only cooked dish in the game that provides the Flow Fishing effect. For players who struggle with line tension while reeling in difficult catches, eating this dish before casting your line can make the difference between landing a rare fish and losing it. The 30-second buff window is enough to complete most catches if you start reeling immediately after the fish bites.

Recipe Details

Ingredients

Flow Fishing Buff

When consumed, Braised Crab Pot applies the Flow Fishing buff for 30 seconds. During this period, your fishing line will not snap regardless of how much tension builds up while reeling. This is particularly useful when targeting aggressive fish that pull hard against the line, such as rare ocean species and legendary fish.

The buff activates immediately upon eating the dish. To get the most out of it, eat the Braised Crab Pot right before casting your line or just after a fish bites. Eating it too early wastes the 30-second window on waiting for a bite. If you are using the buff to target a specific rare fish, consider pairing it with the right bait to increase your chances of hooking your target quickly.

Under normal fishing conditions, the line color changes from white to yellow to red as tension increases, and a red line means the fish escapes. With Flow Fishing active, the line will not break at any color, giving you the freedom to reel continuously without worrying about tension management.

Where to Get the Recipe

The Braised Crab Pot recipe is unlocked by completing the Senior Angler Trial. This is part of the Angler profession progression system, which means you need to advance your fishing career to the Senior tier before the recipe becomes available.

To reach the Senior Angler Trial, you first need to complete the Apprentice and Intermediate Angler milestones. The Senior trial involves catching a variety of fish species and filling portions of your aquarium. Once completed, the recipe appears permanently in your cooking menu at any Gas Stove or Campfire.

Unlike recipes purchased from the Auraleaf Kitchen, profession trial recipes cannot be obtained any other way. You must progress through the Angler ranks to unlock this dish.

Ingredient Sourcing

Braised Crab Pot requires two seafood ingredients obtained through fishing and two common farm or shop ingredients. Gathering the seafood takes the most effort, so planning your fishing trips around ingredient collection is key to cooking this dish regularly.

Fiddler Crab

The Fiddler Crab is a crustacean caught while fishing. You need 1 Fiddler Crab per cook. Since crabs are not always the most common catch, it helps to fish in areas where they spawn and keep a small stockpile in your storage chest whenever you catch extras.

Greasyback Shrimp

Greasyback Shrimp are caught in the Ocean fishing zone. They are available in all seasons, all weather conditions, and accept any bait type. Their spawn window runs from 6:00 AM to 2:00 AM, covering most of the day. To access ocean fishing, you need to have rebuilt the Starsand Port and rented a yacht from Marston. Once you are out on the water, Greasyback Shrimp are one of the more common ocean catches. Keep a few in storage so you always have them ready when you want to cook.

Fowl

Fowl (chicken meat) is purchased from Zerine's General Store in Starsand Town under the Ingredients tab. You need 4 Fowl per batch of Braised Crab Pot, so buying in bulk is recommended if you plan to cook multiple servings. The General Store is open 24 hours a day, making it easy to restock at any time.

Potato

Potatoes are grown on your farm from Potato seeds, which are available at the Happiness Seed Shop. You need 2 Potatoes per cook. Potatoes grow on standard farmland and are a straightforward crop to maintain. Dedicate a small section of your farm to Potatoes if you plan to cook this dish regularly, and make sure to replant after each harvest to keep a steady supply.

Profitability

At a sell price of 363 coins, Braised Crab Pot provides decent income from cooking. However, the primary value of this dish is its Flow Fishing buff rather than raw profit. The two seafood ingredients (Fiddler Crab and Greasyback Shrimp) require active fishing time to obtain, which affects the effective coins-per-minute of producing this recipe purely for sale.

For comparison, here is how Braised Crab Pot stacks up against other seafood-based dishes:

The Braised Crab Pot outperforms simpler seafood dishes in both stamina recovery and sell price, and it is the only one that grants a buff. If you are fishing frequently anyway, cooking your spare Fiddler Crabs and Greasyback Shrimp into Braised Crab Pot is a good use of those catches.

Selling to the Merchant Ship on Monday at 200% price brings the sell value to 726 coins per dish. If you have surplus Braised Crab Pots that you do not need for the buff, stockpiling them for the Merchant Ship visit is a solid strategy.

Related Recipes

If you are interested in other cooking recipes that support fishing or use seafood ingredients, consider these related dishes:

• Seaweed Egg Drop Soup: A lighter seafood dish using Seaweed and Eggs. Lower stamina recovery but simpler to prepare with farm ingredients.

• Fish Head Tofu Soup: Uses Fish Head and Tofu. Restores 110 stamina. A solid alternative when you do not have crabs or shrimp available.

• Grilled Fish: The simplest fish-based recipe, requiring only Fish and Salt. Quick to prepare but offers no buff.

• Spicy Boiled Fish: A spicy seafood recipe with higher stamina restoration. Good for players who want a filling meal from their fishing haul.

Tips

• Eat the Braised Crab Pot right as you cast your line or immediately after a fish bites. The 30-second Flow Fishing buff is short, so timing matters. Do not eat it while walking to a fishing spot.

• Keep 3 to 5 servings in your inventory when heading to the Ocean, Coral Sea, or other deep-water zones. Rare fish in these areas tend to pull harder on the line, making the unbreakable line buff especially valuable.

• Greasyback Shrimp accept any bait and are available in all seasons and weather. Whenever you are ocean fishing for other catches, pick up extra shrimp to stockpile for cooking.

• The cooking time is only 1 minute and 38 seconds, which is relatively fast for a Rarity III dish. You can cook several batches quickly before heading out on a fishing trip.

• Fowl is the ingredient you need the most of (4 per cook). Buy in bulk from the General Store whenever you visit town so you do not run out mid-session.

• This recipe is especially helpful during the Senior Angler Trial itself and beyond, when you need to catch large or aggressive fish species that put heavy strain on the line.

• If you have surplus dishes you do not need for the buff, sell them to the Merchant Ship on Monday for 726 coins each (200% of the base sell price). This is an effective way to convert leftover seafood ingredients into profit.