Because Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs live at the bottom of Yangcheng Lake and feed on other aquatic organisms such as small fish and shrimp, there will be many impurities and parasites left in the gills of hairy crabs. If boiled, these impurities will enter the abdominal cavity of hairy crabs, thus affecting the taste of hairy crabs and, most importantly, endangering food safety. Boiling will also lose the nutrition of hairy crabs to the water, wasting the nutritional value of hairy crabs in vain.
There are some things to pay attention to when steaming hairy crabs. When steaming crabs, you should wait until the water boils before putting them in. If you use cold water, the utensils for holding hairy crabs and the hairy crabs themselves will be cold. When the temperature in the pot rises, the water in the pot will turn into steam, and when the steam is cold, it will condense into water and attach to the hairy crabs, which will increase the water content in the hairy crabs, and the nutrients in the hairy crabs will be lost like boiled water, and the taste of the hairy crabs will be worse.
Steamed hairy crabs are cooked faster than boiled hairy crabs, which can shorten the cooking time, so as to minimize the nutrient loss of hairy crabs, maintain the delicate flavor of hairy crabs, and ensure the tough taste of hairy crabs. At the same time, steaming can kill harmful materials on hairy crabs to the maximum extent, which is conducive to a healthy diet. Therefore, it is recommended to steam hairy crabs.