Crabs are cooked for 15 minutes to 25 minutes.

The cooking time varies depending on the size of the crab. Crabs smaller than 3 taels can usually be cooked in 15 minutes, 3-4 taels are recommended to be cooked for about 20 minutes to fully cook the crabs, and for crabs above 4 taels the time used is around 25 minutes. Cooking time must be controlled, cooking time can not be less than 15 minutes, otherwise it can not play the role of sterilization, but the cooking time can not be more than 30 minutes, otherwise it will affect the freshness of the crab as well as edible taste.

Cooking the crabs in cool water is best to ensure that the maturity of the crabs is more consistent and that the crabs have a better flavor. Before cooking, you need to brush the crabs well, especially the mouth and abdomen of the crabs, so as not to affect the consumption of dirty things.

Ways to buy crabs

1, look at the crab shell: fresh and fat crab shell color is green, hard texture, color is more distinct, and the gloss is very high. If the crab shell is yellow, low gloss and soft, the crab is not fresh and weak.

2, look at the navel: the navel of the crab is the most meaty parts, hand pressure on the navel of the crab, if the navel is full of bulging, and the umbilical cord edge of the yellowing, such a crab is generally fat and creamy, crab meat full of crab. On the contrary, it means that the crab is relatively thin.

3, look at the vitality: we can also turn the crab over to see if the crab can be flicked to turn back with the crab foot, if so, it is that the vitality is relatively strong, if the vitality of the poor, it is that the storage time is too long.