How to steam hairy crabs ?

Scrub the hairy crabs with a clean brush, and the rope that binds the hairy crabs can be left untied.

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The steamer pot into the appropriate amount of water, high heat boiling hairy crabs belly up into the steamer pot, cover the pot with a lid on high heat steaming 10 ー 15 minutes or so (the specific time depending on the size of hairy crabs adjusted).

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Wash and peel the ginger and mince it, and break the garlic and chop it.

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Put the ginger and garlic into a bowl, add soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil (add as much as you like) and mix well into a dipping sauce for spare parts (dipping sauce can be adjusted as you like, it can be the simplest ginger and vinegar sauce, as long as you like it)

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Take out the steamed crabs, unravel the rope and put on a plate, dip them into the sauce when eating.

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Tips

The hairy crabs should be steamed in the pot with their stomachs facing upwards, so that the crab yolks will be caught by the crab caps and will not overflow.