Generally, small hairy crabs can be cooked for about 8 minutes, while larger hairy crabs can be eaten after cooking for 10- 15 minutes. If you want to kill all bacteria and parasites in hairy crabs, you should cook for at least 25-30 minutes. Put enough water in the pot, put a steamer in the pot, put the hairy crab legs up on the steamer, steam the hairy crab shells with high fire until they turn red, then turn to medium fire for cooking for 8- 15 minutes. At this time, the meat of the hairy crab is cooked, and the hairy crab meat is delicious and juicy, and will not be loose.

Steam in a pot with cold water, and tie the legs of hairy crabs with thread when steaming. This is to prevent crabs from struggling to lose their legs during cooking. The steamed hairy crabs are orange-yellow in color, which is very gorgeous. When the lid of the hairy crabs is opened, you will see that the grease inside has solidified. Do not eat the hairy crabs that have not been steamed, otherwise the bacteria and parasites inside will enter the human body.

Selection skills of hairy crabs

1, appearance characteristics

To choose good hairy crabs, we need to start with the appearance characteristics. A fresh and robust hairy crab usually has the following characteristics. The first is the color of crab shells. The excellent hairy crab shell is bright in color, showing bright red or orange-red, and the color is even and shiny. In contrast, the shell color of poor quality hairy crabs is dull and may appear brown or grayish white. Secondly, the hardness and smoothness of crab shells. The good crab shell is hard and smooth, and feels heavy to the touch, while the poor crab shell is relatively soft and rough.

2, odor identification

In addition to appearance characteristics, smell is also one of the important indicators for selecting good hairy crabs. Good hairy crabs usually have a strong crab fragrance, giving off an attractive fragrance. The hairy crabs with poor quality may have peculiar smell or fishy smell. When selecting hairy crabs, you can gently shake the crab body and put your nose close to the crab shell to see if you can smell the rich crab fragrance. If you can smell the aroma, then this is probably a good hairy crab.