1. Put the crabs you bought back in the water and brush them clean with a brush. Use a fork to poke the crab's mouth until it stops moving. After it stops moving, you can remove the rope tied to it. After inserting it, the crab will stop moving, and it will not lose its legs due to movement during steaming.
2. Add water to the pot, turn on high heat and boil the water in the pot. After boiling, prepare to steam the crabs. Remember to boil the water for steaming. First, place some ginger slices evenly on the steamer, and then put the crabs underneath, which can remove the fishy smell.
3. When putting crabs, you also need to pay attention. You don’t just put them in casually. They must be placed with the belly facing up. Many people say that when they steam crabs, they always turn yellow because they are placed incorrectly. After putting it in, continue to steam over high heat. After steaming for 10 minutes, turn off the heat.
4. Because crabs are relatively cold, try not to eat them directly. Let’s cut some shredded ginger, pour some mature vinegar, and eat them together with crabs.
5. Tips: When steaming hairy crabs, you must keep three knowledge points in mind. The first one is to poke the crab in its mouth until it stops moving, so that the legs will not fall off. The second thing is that when steaming crabs, they must be placed belly-up to prevent them from turning yellow. The third thing is that when steaming hairy crabs, you must wait for the water to boil before steaming them in the pot.