It is suggested that cooked crabs can be covered with plastic wrap first and placed in a cool and ventilated place for 6-8 hours. If the weather is hot, it's best to put it in the refrigerator, so that the crabs at noon can be kept until the evening, but not overnight.
If you want to store boiled crabs for a long time, such as overnight, you should put them in the freezer. However, direct freezing is easy to make boiled crabs lose water and become very dry and unpalatable. When frozen, it can be frozen with the soup of boiled crabs, which can better maintain the umami taste of crabs.
Matters needing attention
1. Touch the crab's eyes to see if it blinks, which means it is alive.
2, touch the crab claws with your hands, you can naturally bend to express freshness.
3, take half a basin of water, put the tied crab into the water (not too long), and spit bubbles in your mouth to indicate freshness. Fourth, untie the bound crab and see if it crawls. If it can crawl, it means it is alive. If there is no response above, you can break the navel of the crab and take it back to show freshness.
No matter what method is adopted, it is suggested that it is not necessary to untie the rope that binds the crab to reduce the physical consumption of the hairy crab. In addition, in order not to affect the taste and edible value, it is suggested that buyers should not store hairy crabs for too long after buying them, and it is best to eat them as soon as possible within 2~3 days.
People's Network-Steamed crabs can't stay overnight. What if I can't finish eating crabs?