Steaming hairy crabs usually steam for about 15-20 minutes. Although hairy crabs are delicious, but they are easy to be parasites, high temperature steaming can play a role in killing insects, 15 minutes is enough to kill all the parasites, and this time the meat is just good, will not be undercooked or too old.

The time to steam hairy crabs and the size of hairy crabs, the fire is also related to the general 3-4 two hairy crabs steamed for about 12 minutes, more than 4 two need to steam for 15 minutes, and so on.

The hairy crab is a kind of river crab, river crab scientific name Chinese mitten crab, in our country north of Liao Henan to the Pearl River, the long coastline is widely distributed, of which the Yangtze River system has the largest production, the most delicious taste.

Eating hairy crabs is a seasonal enjoyment, as the saying goes: "Autumn wind, crab feet itch, September round umbilical October tip." September to eat female crabs, when the female crab yellow full of thick meat, October to eat male crabs, when the male crab umbilical cord was pointed, cream meat firm.