Steaming crabs will usually take about 15 minutes to steam. But also according to the size of the crab and the weather to differentiate, the day cold, then need to wait for the water to boil the pot and then time:

1, generally more than 4 two crabs can be steamed for about 15 minutes to steam, the day cold water is difficult to open the water need to wait for the water to boil and then continue to steam for 12 minutes can be steamed.

2, 3-4 taels of crabs can be steamed for about 12 minutes, the day cold water is difficult to open, you need to wait for the water to boil and continue to steam for 10 minutes can be steamed.

3, 3 two crabs can be steamed for about 10 minutes to cook, it is difficult to open the water in cold days, you need to wait for the water to boil and continue to steam for 8 minutes to cook.

Steaming crabs Note:

Steaming crabs generally need to be cold water under the pot steam. But if it is frozen frozen crab can be hot water steaming. Because of the fresh crab meat is delicious and easy to cook, if the hot water in the pot is easy to destroy the crab meat, easy to lose too much water and loss of nutrients and taste, so steaming crabs must be cold water in the pot to steam as appropriate.

Of course, if you buy frozen crabs frozen crabs, in the absence of thawing, you can also recommend hot water under the pot steam, so that the crab can naturally faster steamed through, but in the steaming time need to be in the base time and then extend the 5 minutes or so.