Everyone knows that autumn is the best time to eat crabs. Although the crab looks troublesome to eat, it is very popular with people because of its tender and plump meat after its shell is peeled off. Speaking of cooking methods, naturally, steaming is the best way to keep the original flavor of crabs. With the development of science and technology, people are more and more accustomed to cooking all kinds of dishes with induction cookers. So how long does it take to steam crabs in an induction cooker?

1. How long does it take to steam crabs in an induction cooker?

Crabs are mainly steamed for family consumption. In the process of steaming, the crab struggled because of the heat. When it died, its abdomen went down and yellow paste flowed out, losing a lot of nutrition. It is necessary to destroy the brain with a needle in advance to make it paralyzed. When steaming, the abdomen can be upward and the yellow mud will not be lost. Crabs are infected with larvae of paragonimiasis. If it is not thoroughly cooked, it is easy to get paragonimiasis after eating. If you want to eat it, steam it immediately and steam as much as you eat. It is best not to eat leftover crabs. For crabs of average size, after the water is boiled, continue to cook for 20 minutes. You can kill all the parasites in it. However, if you encounter a particularly large crab, you need to increase the time as appropriate (the central temperature rises slowly).

Second, the precautions for steaming crabs

1. It is best not to open the crab for steaming, as it will lose most of the umami flavor.

Dead crabs can't be eaten, they are poisonous.

3. If you want to steam (or cook) a complete crab (without losing ten feet), you can put the live crab in the freezer of the refrigerator, freeze it (be careful not to freeze it hard), and put it in boiling water to cook it directly.

Third, how to choose high-quality crabs

1. Look, the back of high-quality crabs is bluish gray, and high-quality crabs are generally full of vitality and suitable for purchase.

2. Pull, if you buy a dead crab, pull a crab leg with slight elasticity, which is a good crab.

3. Weight. After seeing the crab, pick it up and weigh it by hand. The weight is high quality crab. But live sea crabs or river crabs may be tied up, so the weight may be inaccurate.

4. Smell, picking up a crab without peculiar smell is a good crab.

To sum up, Bian Xiao brought you some knowledge about how long it takes to steam crabs in an induction cooker, some matters needing attention in steaming crabs and how to choose high-quality crabs. It's golden autumn in October, so you might as well buy crabs by the above methods, then steam crabs in an induction cooker and finally enjoy this delicious feast.