How can steamed blue crabs not be dropped?
Method one
Green crabs should be boiled in bundles and steamed on their backs. This way, the crab legs will not fall off and the yellow will not flow out. This is why many people cook the blue crabs and tie them with ropes.
Method 2
Before steaming, insert a knife in its eyes, or poke a thick metal needle about 1 cm in the foam of the blue crab, and then stir it left and right, so that the blue crab will not fall off when steaming after death.
Method 3
Cut the knife at the tip of the navel and stick it hard with the tip of the knife, and the blue crab will soon die. You can also insert a knitting needle, a long bamboo stick or chopsticks into the mouth of the blue crab. After a while, the blue crab will die, and then put it in the steamer. No matter how steamed, dead crabs will not fall again.
What is the reason why blue crabs fall off easily?
1. This blue crab is too tender.
The foot falls off when boiling the blue crab, which is related to its tender age. Too tender blue crabs tend to fall off their feet more easily. Try to avoid small ones when choosing blue crabs.
2. The struggle of the blue crab leads to
When cooking, the fire started, and the blue crab struggled violently, so it fell on all fours. In fact, as long as it is alive, whether you take it to a pot or steam it in a pressure cooker, it will fall, because once it is hot, it will shake and naturally fall.
Can the blue crab still be eaten when it is dropped?
You can eat.
It's just that the crab's feet don't look good, which won't affect the nutritional value of the crab. If you eat it yourself, it's okay.
How to choose blue crabs?
1, crab shell. All shells are dark green with light, thick and strong; The back of the shell is yellow, mostly thin.
2, navel. The navel protrudes, and a boat is fat; Most dents lack fat.
3, pliers. All hairy feet are stronger; However, if pliers have no fluff, they will be very fragile.
4. vitality. Crab abdomen can turn over, and it can turn over quickly with stinger, which has strong vitality and can be preserved; Irreversible vitality is poor and can be stored for a short time.
5. Men and women. In the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the female crab is the fattest with yellow feet; Male crabs are the most fragrant in September of the lunar calendar, with a lot of crab fat. However, the time to eat river crabs is relatively short, and the best months are 10 and 1 10, while the female crabs are better in September of the lunar calendar.