Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs can do this:
● Crab boiling method: After washing the crab, put it into a pot filled with boiling water, add a piece of ginger and cook it with high fire. Generally, 20 minutes is more than half a catty, and 15 minutes is less than six ounces.
● Steaming crab method: After the water is boiled, pour the crab belly into a steamer, put the washed and dried perilla leaves on it, and steam for 15 to 20 minutes.
Hairy crabs can be eaten like this:
1. Cut crab legs from back to front with crab scissors. Avoid the joints and cut a little in front of them.
2. Push the leg meat out with a crab needle, put it in a crab bowl and order ginger vinegar.
3. Gently open the crab claws on the crab table with a crab hammer, peel off the crab shells, and pick out the crab meat with a crab needle.
4. Tap the crab shell gently with a crab hammer to loosen the shell.
5. Concentrate the white crab glue at the end of the crab needle with a small fork, and put it into the crab bowl, then serve.
What parts of hairy crabs can't be eaten:
The stomach, heart, navel and cheeks of hairy crabs cannot be eaten.
How to get rid of the crab smell on your hands;
Lemon, toothpaste, white wine, herbal tea, coriander, vinegar and other common items at home, take a small part of your hands and the odor will be removed.
Tips for eating crabs:
1.A small number of hairy crabs are on the market in August. The best time to eat crabs is from September to 65438+ February, and at the latest to1early October at around 65438+.
2, the size of hairy crabs, female 4.0, male 5.5 or so, tastes the best.
3. Steam on high fire for 20 minutes, then turn off the fire and turn it down 1 minute.
4. Hairy crabs are generally stored at the temperature of 10℃, and the crabs will hibernate without losing weight and maintaining fleshy fat. In addition, the crab paste is semi-solidified, so it must be steamed for 20 minutes before the paste in the crab can be steamed.