Crabs are delicious and nutritious, and autumn is the season when the meat is fat. At this time, crabs are a must-have food for the public, and the most common way for crabs is to "steam crabs". So the question is, how long does it take to steam crabs? Do you want to cook in cold water or hot water? Accompanied by these questions, we answered them one by one.

how long does it take to steam the crabs?

Generally, steamed crabs can be cooked in about 15 minutes. However, it also needs to be differentiated according to the size of crabs and the weather. In cold weather, it is necessary to wait for the water to boil before counting:

①: Generally, crabs with more than 4 pairs can be steamed for about 15 minutes, and in cold weather, it is necessary to wait for the water to boil for 12 minutes before steaming;

②: 3-4 About two crabs can be steamed for about 12 minutes, and if the water is difficult to boil in cold weather, it needs to be steamed for 1 minutes after the water boils.

③: 3 crabs under two can be steamed for about 1 minutes, and if the water is difficult to boil in cold weather, it needs to be steamed for 8 minutes after the water boils.

cold water or hot water?

generally, steamed crabs need to be steamed in cold water. But if it is a frozen crab, it can be steamed in hot water.

Because the fresh crab meat is delicious and easy to cook, it is easy to destroy the crab meat if it is cooked in hot water, and it is easy to lose nutrition and taste because of too much water loss. Therefore, it is advisable to steam the crab in cold water.

of course, if you buy frozen crabs, you can also recommend steaming them in hot water if they are not thawed, so that the crabs can naturally be steamed more quickly, but the steaming time needs to be extended by about 5 minutes on the basic time.

Cooking tips for "Steamed Crab":

(1) Tie the crab's feet with a rope when steaming the crab, so as to prevent it from moving and steaming.

(2) When steaming crabs, steam them with belly up and vest down, so as to avoid the crabs from flowing yellow and breaking their feet.

(3) When steaming crabs, you should not be greedy for a short time. If you steam them too short for the sake of delicacy, you may not kill the bacteria and parasites in the crabs. If you eat them rashly, you may cause diarrhea and diarrhea, so try to steam them for the standard time I wrote.

(4) Don't steam crabs too much at a time, and don't steam them one by one, otherwise it will be difficult for crabs to be steamed completely, and it will easily leave food hidden dangers.