How long does it take to steam the butter crab?
When cooking steamed crabs and other dishes, the whole live crab is usually steamed in a pot. After the steamer is boiled, put the crabs in, steam on high fire for about 5 minutes, and then continue to steam on low fire for a while. The specific steaming time depends on the size of the crab:
3. Crabs with sizes below two should be steamed for about 10 minute, crabs with sizes of three to four should be steamed for about 12 minute, and crabs with sizes above four should be steamed for about 15 minute. Usually, for every weight gain of 1, the steaming time will increase by about 2 minutes.
The practice of butter crab
Preparation method Materials: crab oil (300g), scallion (3g), ginger rice (3g), shredded green garlic (3g), yellow wine (16g), white sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, water chestnut powder (12.5g), clear soup (66.5g).
Steps:
1. Boil 65,438+0,000g live male and female freshwater crabs in a cold water pot for about 15 minutes, take them out, and cut the crab meat, crab roe and crab oil into pieces respectively. Crab meat has other uses. Don't break crab oil in a bowl.
2. Bring the pot to a boil over high fire, add lard, onion and ginger, thicken it with wet water chestnut powder, pour a little lard and vinegar, turn it over and put it on the plate, and sprinkle with a little shredded green garlic.
skill
According to experienced chefs, the process of steaming or frying crabs is relatively simple. Butter crabs must be handled with care, without broken claws, otherwise the wound will "leak oil", which is no different from ordinary butter crabs. The correct way is to use "ice water cooling method" to immerse crabs in fresh water near 0℃. When the crab becomes numb and slightly stiff, it can be "turned over" and steamed in a plate.
The most important thing to make butter crab is not to spill butter, so it must be numb before making it. If you don't like drunk crabs, you can also freeze the butter crabs until they are numb. This way, you won't climb when steaming, you won't break your feet, and the butter won't spill naturally!