2. Crabs must be eaten alive. Dead crabs will secrete a toxin that will cause the meat to rot and bacteria to grow. It cannot be eaten.
3. For some less active crabs, you can poke its eyes with chopsticks. If they can move, they are still alive.
4. You can recognize male and female crabs by the area of their abdomen. Females are round and males are triangular.
5. There is a lot of dirt on the surface of the crab's body, so be sure to clean it. Grab the sides of the crab with your hands as shown in the picture. So it is not easy to be caught. For safety, it is safer to wear gloves.
6. Grasp the crab with one hand and brush it under running water with a used toothbrush with the other hand, especially at the joints.
7. Put an appropriate amount of water into the three-legged kettle of the Spirit Kettle Sugar Removal Rice Cooker, and the water will reach the position of the lowest water level line.
8. Put ginger and cooking wine into the water, start the "Nutritional Steaming" program and boil the water.
9. After cleaning the crab, put it into the rice cooker's retort with the belly up.
10. Put the retort back into the triangular kettle of the Smart Kettle rice cooker.
11. Quickly close the lid and continue with the "Nutritional Steaming" program for 15 minutes.
12. Prepare the dipping sauces while steaming the crabs. Chop ginger and green onion into scallions, put them into a flavorful dish, add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, a little sugar and sesame oil, and then add the right amount of water and mix well.
13. Fifteen minutes later, open the lid, complete and clean crab is steamed, and the crab legs will not turn yellow.
14. Take out the steamed crab, put it on a plate and serve. When eating, first lift the triangular cover on the crab's stomach, then crack the crab shell, you can see the crab yolk inside. Before eating, be careful to remove the inedible parts such as crab intestines, crab gills, crab stomach and crab heart.