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Can hairy crabs be frozen alive?

Hairy crabs can be frozen alive, but freezing is generally not recommended.

Because everyone eats hairy crabs just to eat them "fresh", and after the crabs are put into the freezer, they will freeze to death and become stale; and after freezing raw crabs, the crab meat will shrink and become stale. The first time I took it out to eat, the crab meat became dry and unpalatable.

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How to store hairy crabs alive

1. Store in a cool environment

If the local temperature is below 20 degrees Celsius, then buy them back Hairy crabs can be stored in a cooler place at home.

First tie the hairy crabs and put them in the basin, then add a shallow layer of water. Be careful not to let the water cover the mouth of the hairy crabs, so as to ensure the hairy crabs can breathe. You can also put no water, but the pot should be covered with moist aquatic plants or vegetable leaves to ensure that the environment in the pot is moist.

Then place the pot in a cool place so it can be stored for 1-2 days.

2. Store in the refrigerator

Pack the bundled hairy crabs in an uncovered box, then cover the box with a semi-dry wet towel and place it in a 3-6 degree Celsius container Store in the refrigerator compartment. This way it can be stored for 2-3 days or even longer, but it is prudent to eat it as soon as possible.

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Can hairy crabs be frozen after being cooked

Hairy crabs can be frozen after being cooked.

If cooked hairy crabs are frozen again, the crab meat will not shrink, and in the freezer layer of the refrigerator at -4~-24 degrees Celsius, the growth of bacteria will be inhibited, allowing the crab meat to be preserved longer. Long.

Specific method:

Let the cooked hairy crabs cool, then put them in a bag, seal them, and place them directly in the freezer. This will keep it for 1-2 days.

Notes:

1. Cooked crabs should be eaten as soon as possible to avoid spoilage. Once crabs go bad or smell bad, you must not eat them because the histamine released from crab meat can easily cause physical discomfort.

2. Cooked crabs taken out of the refrigerator must be thoroughly heated before eating.

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Should hairy crabs be washed alive?

It is generally recommended not to kill the crabs before they are steamed, so the hairy crabs should be washed while they are still alive. .

But if the crab is alive, the pliers will pinch people randomly, so cleaning live crabs requires some skills, such as cleaning without untying the rope, adding white wine to suffocate the crabs before cleaning, etc.

1. Cleaning without untying the rope

1. Without untying the rope of the hairy crab, prepare half a basin of water and soak the hairy crab for 10 minutes.

2. Then prepare an old toothbrush, grab both sides of the crab, use the toothbrush to clean the back, abdomen and mouth vigorously, then clean the sides of the crab and the roots of the feet and claws.

3. Put the washed crabs into clean water and soak them for about ten minutes, and finally rinse them.

2. Drunk the crabs with white wine and then clean them

1. First pour a small amount of white wine into the bucket where the crabs are placed, which can remove the fishy smell and prevent the crabs from struggling.

2. Then pick up the brush and quickly scrub the crab's back, abdomen, head, legs, pliers, etc. If the crabs struggle during this period, you can put the crabs in the basin and hit them hard with the back of the spatula to knock them out.

3. Check that there is no silt and then throw them into another bucket. Rinse them with water before cooking and eating.

3. Soak the crabs in hot water and then wash them

1. Prepare a basin of warm water of about 45°C, that is, just put your hands in the water and it will not feel hot. The hairy crabs will be too hot. The feet will come off.

2. Put the hairy crabs into the water one by one with their belly facing up. Wait for them to turn over. When they come over, they will have choked on the hot water. The advantage of this is that the hairy crab just fainted, but not dead.

3. Grasp both sides of the hairy crab, use a toothbrush to clean the back, abdomen and mouth vigorously, and then clean the sides of the hairy crab and the roots of the feet and claws.

4. Finally, rinse with clean water.

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How many minutes to steam hairy crabs

Generally steam for 10-15 minutes after the water boils. The specific time depends on the size of the hairy crabs:

Generally, crabs weighing less than 3 taels should be steamed for about 10 minutes after boiling, crabs weighing 3 to 4 taels should be steamed for about 12 minutes, and crabs weighing more than 4 taels should be steamed for about 15 minutes. Every time the crab's weight increases by 1 tael, the steaming time will increase by about 2 minutes after the pot is opened.

In addition, it takes about 5 minutes to boil the water earlier, which means that it takes 15-20 minutes to steam hairy crabs.