River CrabAlso calledCrabOr hairy crab, mainly living in the mud of rivers and lakes, mostly active at night, is a relatively common food in life, and also rich in nutrients. How to cook river crab and maintain its nutrients is very important.

How to cook river crab: Spicy river crab

NeededIngredients

4 river crabs, dryChili peppers10 piecesGinger50 grams of garlic, 50 grams of garlicStar anise5 grams, 1 tablespoon of seafood sauce, 1 tablespoon of garlic chili sauceChicken broth10 grams, 150 ml of white wineSoy sauce4 tablespoons, 100 ml of baijiu.

Cooking steps

1. Place fresh river crabs in a container, add baijiu, cover with a lid, and steam for 20-50 minutes.

2. After the river crabs stop biting, clean them with a brush and cut the river crabs in half.

3. Coat the cut edges with dry starch.

In a pot, heat a small amount of oil until it is about halfway hot.

5. Heat the pot to 50% heat and place the river crab.

6. Fry for 3 minutes, stir once, and remove after cooking.Place the crab in the pot, with the closed side down.Red peppers

，Then stir-fry for 3 minutes over low heat.

7. Add 1 tablespoon of garlic chili sauce, 1 tablespoon of seafood sauce, 150 ml of white wine, 10 grams of chicken broth, and 4 tablespoons of soy sauce to the pot.

8. After adding the seasonings, add the fried river crabs, stir-fry evenly, and add the soup to cook. If the soup is too thick, add a little water.

Tips

In this spicy river crab, the choice and cooking method of the crab are very important.

1. Size: Smaller river crabs are better. First, they are cheaper, and second, they are easier to fry through.

2. Baijiu: When the river crab is alive, do not wash it first, place it in a container, pour baijiu into it, and steam it. This prevents it from biting hands and makes the crab taste full.

3. Starch: After cutting the river crab, coat it with starch as much as possible before frying.Simple river crab cooking: SteamingSteaming river crabs

Needed ingredients

Crabs, garlic

Cooking steps

1. Prepare two fresh crabs.

2. Break the crab claws and use tools to crack the outer shell of the claws.

3. Use a toothbrush to wash the crabs, and then peel off the crab shells.

4. Cut the body in half, chop the garlic, and sprinkle the chopped garlic on the crabs.

5. Steam for 15 minutes.

Recommended river crab cooking: Spicy Crab and MaguRice noodles

Needed ingredients

1 crab, 100g Magu rice noodles, a small amount of garlic, 1 teaspoon of vegetable oilSteaming fish1 teaspoon of soy sauceHot potAppropriate amount of hot pot base

Cooking steps

1. Soak the rice noodles in warm water, wash the rice noodles, add cold water and cook, and drain.

2. Open the steamed crabs and remove the impurities, and discard the inedible parts.

3. InPotHeat the pot over low heat, add garlic, and fry until fragrant, then pour in the hot pot base.

4. Add appropriate amount of cold water and cook.

5. Add the river crab, stir the cooked rice noodles, and cook the crab through.

6. Finally, add steamed fish oil to adjust the seasoning.

Tips

1. In this crab cooking, to make the crab taste good, you must clean the impurities in the crab's belly after steaming.

2. Cooking rice noodles in advance saves time and prevents the soup from becoming cloudy due to prolonged cooking.

3. Because it uses hot pot base to season, no salt is needed.