1. Add salt to the water and cook the hairy crabs directly.

2. Generally, to steam hairy crabs, you need to steam them for 10-15 minutes after the water is boiled. The specific time depends on the size of the hairy crabs: generally, crabs less than 3 taels need to be steamed for about 10 minutes after the water is boiled. , continue to steam for about 12 minutes for 3 to 4 taels, and for about 15 minutes for 4 or more taels.

3. Every time the crab weight increases by 1 tael, the steaming time will increase by about 2 minutes after the pot is opened. In addition, it takes about 5 minutes to boil the water earlier, which means that it takes 15-20 minutes to steam the hairy crabs.