Crabs have a high nutritional value, and when you are selecting them, you must buy the more energetic crabs, so that the crabs are fresher. Then how to clean the live crabs? Take a look at the crab washing method!
How to wash live crabsFirst of all, you can pour water and white wine in the basin, and then put the crabs in, soak for about 10 minutes, this is to stun the crabs. It will not be easy to be pinched when cleaning the crabs.
Then, grab both sides of the crab, use the toothbrush to clean the back, abdomen and mouth with force; then clean both sides of the crab and the root of the feet and pincers; then use the toothbrush handle to pick up the joints of the double pincers from the bottom upwards, and use the thumb and forefinger of the crab to grab the crab pincers with force from the thumb and forefinger to grab the crab pincers along the root of the pincers and upwards.
After grasping the double pincers, open the abdominal cover, in the middle from inside to outside to squeeze out the excrement; and then use the toothbrush to clean the crab belly, this place must be carefully cleaned up; and finally clean the crab's abdominal cover of the dirt and crab pincers, so that the crab is clean.
After cleaning the crab, then pour in half a pot of water, and then put the cleaned crab into it. This is to wash off the dirt that was brought in while brushing the crabs.
Of the many ways to prepare crabs, steaming them is the best way to keep their fresh flavor. Just put the crab and a few slices of ginger together in a pot and steam it together, pay attention to the crab belly to face up when steaming, and then just pay attention to the time of steaming.