Crab
Sea crabs
Hairy crabs
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How long does it take to steam crabs in cold water
Crabs in cold water are usually steamed for about 15-20 minutes.
But this time is not absolute, because different people steamed crab behavior habits, as well as the size of the crab are different, so the steamed crab also need to grasp the two key points:
Key point one: the crab steamed discoloration
Steamed crab, no matter how long the steam, as long as the lid of the pot to see the crab did not change color, then it means that the crab is not cooked. You have to keep steaming. Because the crab is grown in the mud, the body often with some toxins, in order to prevent these disease-causing microorganisms invade the human body, in the consumption of crabs must be steamed cooked through Oh.
Key point two: the time to steam after the water boils
Cold water in the pot to steam the crab, sometimes the water put more, then the water boiling time is not consistent, then we just grasp the time to steam the crab after the water boils is good.
Generally after the steamer boils, crabs under 3 taels should continue to steam for about 10 minutes, 3 to 4 taels of weight continue to steam for about 12 minutes, and more than 4 taels continue to steam for about 15 minutes. It is usually the case that for every 1-two-two increase in weight, the steaming time increases by about 2 minutes.
Note that the time should not be too long, long time crab meat is old and not delicious.
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Crab cold water steaming or hot water steaming delicious
Crab either cold water steaming or hot water steaming can be, the two have their own advantages, we can according to their own habits as well as their own preferences to choose:
1. Cold water under the pot steaming crab benefits
General cold water under the pot steaming crab, the meat more tender, people who love crab meat can choose cold water steaming.
Because when steaming with cold water, the steam generated will slowly flow into the pot, which can maintain the moisture of the crab meat, but also lock the freshness of the crab meat, so that the crab meat tastes fresh and delicious, and the crab legs are not easy to fall off.
2. Benefits of steaming crab under hot water
And hot water or wait for the water to boil under the pot to steam the crab, steamed out of the crab yolk is more delicious, like to eat the crab yolk let you can choose hot water steaming.
Because hot water in the pot, will shorten the crab struggle time, to avoid the loss of crab yolk, but also can make the crab yolk quickly solidified, steamed out of the crab yolk aggregation, dry crisp, very tasty.
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How long to steam sea crabs
Steaming sea crabs is the same as steaming hairy crabs, again according to the size of the sea crabs, to decide how long to steam after the water boils.
Practice:
1. Prepare 2 pike crabs (3-4 taels), ginger, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, sugar in moderation.
2. Chop ginger, put it into a small bowl, add balsamic vinegar, sugar, soy sauce to make a dipping sauce.
3. Brush and clean the pike crabs.
4. When the water in the steamer comes to a boil, place the crabs belly up and steam over high heat for about 15 minutes.
5. Eat sea crab can be dipped in ginger vinegar sauce. Sea crabs are cold in nature, so eating them with ginger vinegar sauce can relieve the coldness and remove the fishy odor.
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Crab what place can not eat
1. Crab stomach
Hiding in the crab yolk in the "triangle package". When you open the crab shell, you can see that there is some crab yolk on the shell, and the crab stomach is hidden in the crab yolk of the shell. Use a spoon to open the crab yolk, gently suck the crab yolk wrapped above, revealing the triangular package is the crab stomach. Crabs feed on small aquatic creatures, water plants and decaying animals, so crab stomachs are dirty and not recommended.
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2. Crab gills
Two rows of "small fans". Crab gills are the most obvious, two rows of gray fan-shaped soft tissue on the crab's body after opening the shell. The gills are the crab's respiratory system and are equally inadvisable to eat.
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3. Crab heart
Hexagonal plate under the black membrane. Chinese medicine often say that the crab is extremely cold, and in the body of the crab and the number of crab heart is the most cold, eat the crab should remember to take down. Crab heart is a white hexagonal, it is generally located in the center of the crab a black membrane coat, connecting the two pieces of crab gills in the middle of the white material is the heart of the crab.
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4. Crab intestines
The stomach passes through a black line to the umbilicus. The crab intestine is located in the lower abdomen of the crab in the piece of cover that can be broken open. When you open this piece of cover, you can see a black line connecting the top of it to the body of the crab, which is the crab intestine. The crab intestine also belongs to the crab's digestive system, so it is recommended that it be removed and not eaten.
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Precautions for eating crabs
1. Dead crabs can not be eaten
The period of stiffness and autolysis of crabs after death is greatly shortened, and the bacteria inside the crab will multiply rapidly and spread to the crab meat, causing the eater to vomit, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
So when you buy crabs, you have to pick fresh crabs, generally fresh crabs have greenish-black shells, glossy, full umbilical cord and white abdomen. Dying crabs have yellow shells and soft legs, making it difficult to turn them over.
2. need to clean
Crab is raised in the water, there may be dirt on the surface of the crab, so before eating crab, it is recommended to put the crab into the water to raise 1-2 days, so that the crab spit out the sediment, and then before steaming to use a small brush to scrub the crab carefully in all parts of the crab, so that eat up both no sand, but also clean and healthy.
3. Do not eat
Pay attention not to eat more, crabs each person to eat 1-2 per day is the most appropriate, because the crab paste, crab yellow cholesterol content is very high, healthy people have to control cholesterol intake.
4. Eat with ginger and vinegar
Eating crabs with ginger and vinegar is the best way to not only neutralize the coldness of crabs, but also sterilize and kill insects.
5. Eat it while it's hot
Eat it while it's hot after it's been steamed, it won't be good if it's cold. In case you can't eat them all, the rest must be kept in a clean, cool and ventilated place, and when you eat them, you must go back to the pot and cook and steam them again.
6. Cold people, pregnant women can not eat
Crab is cold, cold spleen and stomach, loose stools, wind-cold cold, frequent menstrual cramps of the crowd is not recommended to eat; in addition, pregnant women are not recommended to eat crab, especially crab claws.
7. Obesity, cardiovascular disease should not eat
Crab cholesterol, protein content is high, obesity, high blood fat, gout, hepatitis, cardiovascular disease should not be eaten.
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