Drunken crab is one of the snack recipes in Xinghua, Jiangsu. It uses crab as the main ingredient. The cooking technique of drunk crab is mainly pickling. To make drunken crabs, you only need to clean the raw crabs, then boil the soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar together to make a marinade. Soak the drunken crabs in the marinade for a period of time and marinate them for consumption. The crabs made by this method are It is not cooked, but after being pickled for a long time, the crabs will gradually die, and the meat will gradually become more flavorful after being soaked in alcohol and other sauces. It is aromatic, non-odorous, and has a delicious crab taste.
It is not recommended to eat drunken crabs raw because they may carry parasites, and parasites are most afraid of high temperatures. Put the drunken crabs in boiling water and steam them until they are cooked. It usually takes about 15 minutes to sterilize and kill insects. To meet the standards of safe consumption, or steam the crab first and then soak it in rice wine for more than eight hours before eating, you can also taste the rich flavor of drunken crab.
Cooked drunken crabs can be sealed in a clean container and refrigerated. They can be stored for about a month. If you want to store the drunken crab for a long time, you can put the drunken crab in the freezer of the refrigerator. The temperature should be kept at about minus 18℃, and it can be stored for 3-6 months.