With the improvement of living conditions, high-grade ingredients such as crabs have become frequent visitors on the table. However, crabs are too expensive, and you need to know what to do so as not to waste ingredients. Steaming crabs is our most common practice. Many people don't know whether to steam crabs with cold water or hot water. Steamed crabs must be steamed with cold water, because after cold water is boiled with steam, crabs are steamed bit by bit, preferably for 10 to 15 minutes, so that the steamed crab legs are not easy to fall off and taste more delicious.

Is steamed crab boiled in cold water or hot water?

The practice of steaming crabs

1. First put the crab under running water and brush the stolen goods on the crab.

2. Then put the cleaned crabs into a big container, pour cooking wine and beer, and soak the crabs for one hour.

3. Add a proper amount of cold water to the pot, put it into the steamer, and place the crab shell belly down.

4. Cover the pot and steam for about 13 minutes.