Yes.

It takes about 15-20 minutes to steam crabs in cold water. The specific steaming time depends on the size of the crab. Generally, the crabs will be cooked after steaming them in cold water for 15 minutes. Steaming large crabs The time is longer, usually about 20 minutes. It is best to steam crabs in a pot with cold water. Slowly heating the cold water will produce steam. Steaming the hairy crabs with steam can lock in the deliciousness and make the crabs taste better.

Whether you use hot water or cold water when cooking crabs mainly depends on whether the crab legs are tied. It doesn't matter if your feet are tied, but if you don't tie your feet, you must use cold water. If the crab legs are tied with rope, you can steam them with hot water, otherwise the crab legs will easily fall off during the steaming process.

Be careful when steaming crabs. Put the cleaned crabs on the steamer, and remember to put them belly up, so that the crab roe will not leak easily when steaming the crabs.

Usually, crabs weighing less than 3 taels should be steamed for about 10 minutes, crabs weighing 3 to 4 taels should be steamed for about 12 minutes, and crabs weighing more than 4 taels should be steamed for about 15 minutes. Usually, every time the weight increases by 1 tael, the steaming time will increase by about 2 minutes.

When choosing crabs, you should pay attention to the fact that the shell of fresh live crabs is blue-black and shiny, the navel is full, and the abdomen is white. The shell of a dying crab is yellow, the legs are soft, and it is difficult to turn it right.

When cleaning crabs, be sure to remove the crab intestines and gills. The crab intestines are a black line from the crab stomach to the crab umbilical cord. The crab gills are the two eyebrow-shaped parts of the crab abdomen. Drain the soft stuff.