Crab can be frozen in the refrigerator.

Crab is a kind of seafood ingredient that we commonly find, and its meat is delicious. We usually choose fresh live crabs for cooking, but sometimes there are too many crabs or the timing is not suitable. At this time, freezing crabs in the refrigerator becomes a good choice.

Crab needs some special treatment during freezing to ensure its quality and taste. First of all, we need to make sure that we are buying fresh crabs. Secondly, before putting the crabs into the refrigerator, we need to put the crabs into the freezer for about 2 hours in order to lower their body temperature. Next, put the crabs into a very well sealed plastic bag and place them into the freezer for freezing.

Frozen crabs will keep for several weeks, but be aware that they need to be completely thawed before serving. Thawing can be done either in the refrigerator for a slow thaw or in cold water for a quick thaw. Either way, you should avoid thawing in a microwave or hot water to avoid the crabs becoming rough or losing their texture.

Crab selection tips

1, look at the triangle

Selection of crabs in the process, you can crab belly up, observe the shell on both sides of the triangle area, where the fat crab triangle white color, pinch up the feel of hard. And thin crabs, triangle area color black, feel soft.

2, look at the navel

August and September selection of crabs, to select the navel round female crabs, after October selection of crabs, to select the navel pointed male crabs. And during the selection process, use your hand to gently press the belly button. Generally fat crabs are pinched to feel hard, and thin crabs are pinched to feel softer.

3, look at the spitting seed situation

Selection of crabs, to observe the female crab spitting seed situation, general spitting seed less female crabs, crab seed more concentrated in the abdomen. The belly button is round and bulging, more fat, if the crab spits more seeds, the internal crab roe is less, the meat is thin.

4, look at the crab shell

Select the same species of crab, you can compare the back shell color. First pick out the crabs with darker back shells, which have more meat, opaque shells and darker colors. Then pick up a crab in each hand and compare the weight, the heavier crabs are the most fertile.