A few days ago, Xiao Miao brought back a fewcrabs.However, Xiao Miao didn't know how to eat crabs, so she asked Ah Hua for crab-making instructions. Ah Hua said tosteamthem, to keep their original flavor.Xiao Miao then began to prepare. After some effort, she finally put them in the pot and steamed them for a few minutes. Xiao Miao suddenly thought of Ah Hua, who hadn't mentioned how long it takes to cook the crabs.

How long to steam crabs?

For normal-sized crabs, steaming for about 20 minutes after the water boils is sufficient. For particularly large crabs, you may need to steam them for a bit longer. Note that the time starts from when the water boils.

Method for steaming crabs

IngredientsPreparation

Crabs, rice wine, gingerslices, white wine.Method

1. Pour a little rice wine into the crab pot and "intoxicate" the crabs;

2. Brush the crabs clean with a toothbrush, securing with a thin thread;

3. Boil enough water in a pot, add rice wine and ginger slices;

4. After the water boils, steam the crabs for about 20 minutes, and serve with a dipping sauce.

Method for stir-frying crabs

Ingredients

2 live white crabs,

1 egg, ginger,chili, green onion, salad oil, rice wine, old soy sauce, salt.Method1. Wash and chop the crabs into pieces;2. Heat oil in a pan, add a little ginger and chili to stir-fry;

3. Add the crab pieces and stir-fry, then add a little rice wine;

4. Stir-fry with old soy sauce, then add a little water and cook the crabs;

5. After the crab soup has slightly reduced, whisk the eggs and pour them into the pot in a circular motion;

6. Continue to stir-fry the crabs, add a little salt and green onion, and serve.

Tips

Crabs are a cold-weather ingredient. When cooking, add a little more ginger.

How to eat steamed crabs

Preparation before eating

1. Prepare a clean pair of scissors and some toothpicks;

2. Peel and chop fresh ginger into small pieces and place in a bowl. Mix with vinegar and sugar.

3. Mix with vinegar and sugar to make a dipping sauce.

Eating crabs

1. Use your hands to open the crab's shell, flip the crab over, and break off the crab's "belly button" (it contains the intestines, which are inedible);2. Eating crab meat: After opening the crab shell, remove the crab's "stomach" first, then scoop out the crab meat from the crab shell, and eat with dipping sauce. Note that the black crab shell is not suitable for those who are sensitive to cold.3. Eating crab body: Use your hands to forcefully break open the crab's body. Scoop out the crab meat from the cross-section of the crab body. Then, use your fingers to tear off a segment of crab meat along the crab's shell, and eat with dipping sauce;

4. Eating crab legs: After eating the crab body, you can eat the crab legs. The main part of the crab leg is the large leg. You can break off the crab leg, bite off both ends, and suck out the crab meat.

You can also use scissors to cut open the crab shell in one go, and pick out the crab meat to eat;

5. Eating crab claws: The crab claws can be broken into three parts with your hands. The largest part can be moved and broken open with force, then cut with scissors to pick out the crab meat. Then, pick out the meat from the remaining joints and eat it.

Eat the crab body: Use your hands to forcefully break open the crab shell, and suck out the crab meat/paste on the crab body cross-section. Then, use your fingers to grab the crab leg at the base and tear off the crab body segment along the crab body texture, and eat it with sauce.

Eat the crab leg: After eating the crab body, you can eat the crab leg. The main part of the crab leg is to break off the crab leg, bite off both ends, and suck it out, then you can suck out the entire crab leg.You can also use scissors to cut the crab shell in one go, and pick out the crab meat.

Eat the crab claws: The crab claws can be broken into three segments by hand according to the joints. The largest part can be forcefully broken open, and then cut with scissors to pick out the crab meat. Then, pick out the meat from the remaining joints one by one and eat it.