How to clean pike crabs is as follows:
1, put the pike crabs into a basin filled with water and a small amount of white wine, and let it stand for 5-10 minutes. White wine can not only remove the pike crab itself has a fishy odor, but also can stun the pike crab, making it more convenient in the later processing.
2, with a toothbrush or other brush with small bristles to brush the body of the pike crab, especially the crab pincer part, this part is easy to hide sediment, must be treated seriously.
3, turn the belly button of the pike crab, use your fingers to squeeze out the dirt inside, and then use the brush to clean the mud and sand inside properly.
4, and finally put the pike crab in the water to re-rinse clean it.
Precautions for buying pike crabs.
When buying pike crabs, you should pay attention to the fact that the belly of high-quality pike crabs is fuller because it contains more crab paste, which can be observed with the naked eye to be bulging. If you really can't tell, you can press it with your hand, if you can't press it down, it proves that the abdomen is fuller and it's a good quality pike crab. You can also observe the movement state of the pike crab, fresh pike crab is more lively, you can see that it is always in motion, and the legs are more powerful, touch also hard, it is difficult to pinch.