The chef teaches you how to make crab stew! Dear friends, hello everyone, it’s the weekend again unexpectedly, and it’s also a rainy weekend, so what goes best with rain? , the first thing that comes to my mind is the spicy and fragrant meat crab pot. One pot contains soft and glutinous chicken feet, extremely fragrant crabs, and refreshing and crispy prawns. Of course, the ingredients are also very different, soft and The soft and glutinous rice cakes and potatoes are also intoxicating. The meat crab pot can be said to be very suitable to enjoy with family and friends on rainy days. Paired with some wine and cold dishes, it is the happiest moment in life. Nothing better than this!

But meat crab pot is delicious, but will it be troublesome to make? Friends, don’t worry, this is what I want to tell you today, meat crab It is delicious and easier to make. As long as you master these aspects, you can easily make this delicious dish. Today, facing the late spring rain, let’s learn to make this classic delicious dish with super ingredients!

The first step: buy ingredients. Friends, get up early on weekends, go to the vegetable market to experience life, and at the same time refresh your understanding of selling vegetables. If you don’t go to the vegetable market early in the morning, you will never know how fresh and delicious the vegetables are in the market early in the morning. How rich

To make meat crab pot, we need three main ingredients, and then N more ingredients. Follow me and buy all the ingredients one by one

Main ingredients: 3 swimming crabs, 300 grams of chicken feet, 100 grams of prawns (if you like shrimp and chicken feet, you can buy more shrimp)

Ingredients: 1 potato, 100 grams of rice cake (you can prepare side dishes according to your own preferences) , such as lotus root slices, Qianzhang tofu, fish tofu, corn, baby cabbage are all acceptable)

Seasoning: appropriate amount of starch, appropriate amount of edible salt, 15 grams each of onion and ginger, 5 grams of black pepper, 10 grams of cooked sesame seeds, 10 grams of minced shallots (sesame seeds and chives are mainly used for decoration, you can add them or not according to your own ideas!)

Spicy ingredients: 200 grams of rapeseed oil, beef 30g oil, 50g chicken fat, 20g green onion, 20g ginger, 30g garlic, 100g dried chili, 50g bean paste, 30g pepper powder, 20g rock sugar, 1g clove, 2 nutmeg grams, 1 gram of amomum villosum, 3 grams of white cardamom, 1 strawberry, 2 grams of kaempferol, 3 grams of star anise, 2 grams of angelica, 3 grams of cumin, 3 bay leaves, 1 gram of fenugreek

Sauce: 10 grams of oyster sauce, 15 grams of hoisin sauce, 5 grams of black pepper juice, 10 grams of Zhuhou sauce, 5 grams of first-grade fresh food, 3 grams of MSG, 5 grams of chicken essence, 5 grams of pepper

Second Steps: Process ingredients, prepare sauces, and make spicy condiments

1. Process ingredients:

①Clean the purchased swimming crabs, then remove the gills and stomach, and then cut them horizontally and vertically from the middle Cut a crab into four pieces, then wash the chicken feet, cut off the nails, and then cut a chicken foot from the index finger into two pieces. We wash the prawns and trim off the whiskers for later use.

② We turn the washed crabs in a bowl, then take a clean bowl and put in an appropriate amount of cornstarch. We take a pot and put oil in it. Heat the oil. After it is hot, we take a crab and put it in. Coat the meaty and yellow part with peanut powder, then put it into the oil pan, fry until it turns red, take it out and control the oil and set aside. (All crabs are treated in this way)

③ Rinse the chicken feet several times and rinse them thoroughly. Then we put the water in the pot, then put the chicken feet into the pot, then add a few slices of ginger and a little cooking wine. Then bring to a boil over high heat, boil over high heat for about 3 minutes, then turn off the heat and take out the chicken feet, then rinse them and drain the water and set aside.

④ We put the prawns in a clean bowl, then add a little salt, an appropriate amount of cooking wine, and a few ginger slices, then turn them evenly and let them marinate for a while, which can make the shrimps more fresh and tender. Then it can also remove the fishy smell.

2. Prepare the sauce:

The sauce is relatively simple to prepare. We prepare the ingredients for the sauce, such as 10 grams of oyster sauce, 15 grams of hoisin sauce, and black pepper juice. 5 grams, 10 grams of Zhuhou sauce, 5 grams of Yipinxian, 3 grams of MSG, 5 grams of chicken essence, 5 grams of pepper, etc. We prepare a clean bowl, then put the ingredients into the bowl one by one and mix evenly. It is ready. The sauce can be used directly when frying.

3. Make spicy condiments

Besides the charming sauce aroma, the most attractive flavor when eating crab pot is the spicy flavor, which is fragrant and spicy. Spicy, very enjoyable! Making this spicy condiment is also relatively simple, and this spicy condiment can not only be used to make crab stew, but can be used in many other dishes. It is a must-have in the kitchen!

① After we clean the prepared dried chili segments, we boil water in a pot. After the water boils, add the washed dried chili segments, then boil until the chili peppers become soft, then turn off the heat. After turning off the heat, we assemble the pieces. Put the chili into a food processor and grind it into pieces to make glutinous rice cake.

② Prepared spices, such as: 1g cloves, 2g nutmeg, 1g amomum villosum, 3g white cardamom, 1 grass fruit, 2g kaempferol, 3g star anise, 2g angelica , 3 grams of fennel, 3 bay leaves, and 1 gram of fenugreek. We put them in an oil-free and water-free pot and fry them. After they are fragrant, put them into a food processor and grind them into powder. That’s it.

③After preparing the two ingredients, we will stir-fry this spicy ingredient. First, heat the pot. After the water in the pot is dried, we add the prepared rapeseed oil. The rapeseed oil will Cook over high heat (don't use it if it's cooked). When the oil starts to smoke, turn off the heat. Then let the oil temperature drop. When the oil temperature drops to about 60%, add butter and chicken fat and stir-fry. until melted.

④ Then add onion, ginger and garlic, fry slowly until withered and yellow, then remove the residue, then add the prepared glutinous rice cake pepper, stir-fry until there is no moisture, then add bean paste and Sichuan peppercorns, stir-fry until cooked. After adding oil, we add rock sugar, stir-fry slowly until the rock sugar melts, then add the prepared spice powder, stir-fry and simmer until the fragrance is rich, then turn off the heat, turn off the heat and put the cooked spicy ingredients in a clean bowl Let the inside of the bowl cool naturally before use. (If frying, use medium to low heat and simmer slowly)

Step 3: Preparation of the finished meat crab pot

1. Heat the pot and put it in when there is no water in the pot. Pour in cooking oil. When the oil is 50% hot, add an appropriate amount of ginger slices, garlic granules, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried chili pepper segments. Stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the blanched chicken feet and stir-fry until fragrant. Finally, we add the fried swimming crabs, then add the prepared sauce, stir-fry until the color of the chicken feet and crabs are beautiful, add an appropriate amount of water (the water covers the chicken feet and crabs)

2. Then turn to high heat and bring to a boil. After the pot boils, we add a little oyster sauce and sugar and stir-fry evenly. Then turn to low heat and cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes. Then open the pot lid and put the prepared potato slices into it. Put , prawns, and rice cakes into the pot (potatoes, rice cakes and other side dishes can be cooked in boiling water for 7 seconds and then drained and set aside), stir well, then cover the pot and simmer for about 10 minutes

3. Finally, reduce the sauce over high heat. We add a little spicy seasoning and stir-fry evenly before serving. Then sprinkle some sesame seeds and chopped green onion to garnish and serve.

In three simple steps, you can make a spicy and delicious crab pot. It tastes as delicious as the ones sold in the store. Friends who are interested can learn how to make it! Crab pot is the trend of the moment. A very popular delicacy in the market, it lies on the boundary between late-night snack and dinner, and is therefore suitable for more forms of catering. Of course, it is also a delicacy suitable for more consumer groups. Especially in the past two years, the popularity of meat crab pot has increased. It can be said that stores have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, attracting batches of food lovers with their delicious food, making people fascinated and nostalgic... The meat and crab pot is rich in ingredients and the taste is also very good. Not only is it popular at the moment A popular choice for dining out, whether entertaining guests or gathering with friends and family, it is a very good choice!