Steaming crabs usually takes about 15 minutes to cook.

It should be noted that according to the size of the crab and the weather there is a distinction, generally more than 4 taels of crabs can be steamed for about 15 minutes to steam, the days of cold water is difficult to open the need to wait for the water to boil and continue to steam for 12 minutes can be steamed. 3-4 taels of crabs can be steamed for about 12 minutes to steam, the days of cold water is difficult to open the need to wait for the water to boil and continue to steam 10 minutes can be steamed. 3 taels of crabs can be steamed for 10 minutes, the days of cold water is difficult to open the need to wait for the water to boil and continue to steam. For crabs under 3 taels, steam for about 10 minutes, or 8 minutes if the water is cold and difficult to boil. The crab's shells will turn red when they are fully steamed.

The crab struggles with the heat when steaming, and when it dies, its belly goes down and the yellow paste flows out, losing a lot of nutrients. To use a needle to destroy its brain, so that it is paralyzed, steaming can make the abdomen upward, the yellow cream will not be lost.

Shopping for crab tips

In the selection of crabs can look at the color of the crab abdomen, according to the color of the crab abdomen can be distinguished from the old crabs or small crabs, if the color of the abdomen is a little yellowish this is the old crabs. If the color of the abdomen is particularly white, it means that this is a small crab, if the meat is good or bad, or the old crab meat is better, its meat is very delicious, eat up the texture is also more sinewy, chewy, so that we say when we buy crabs or to buy the old crab to eat better.

When you buy crabs, you can also pinch the parts of the legs of the crab, if the location of the legs pinch up hard, it means that the crab is fuller, if you pinch up softer, you can pinch it, it means that the crab is caught up for a period of time, it is already very thin.