3 crabs with less than two sizes should be steamed for about 10 minute, crabs with three to four sizes should be steamed for about 12 minute, and crabs with more than four sizes should be steamed for about 15 minute. Usually, for every weight gain of 1 2, the steaming time increases by about 2 minutes.
How long does the diced crab steam?
When cooking dishes such as scallion crab, you need to cut the crab into small pieces first, and then steam it in the pot. Diced crabs also need boiling water to be put into the pot, and it is also necessary to steam them on high fire for 5 minutes, and then steam them on low fire 10 minutes or so.
In short, the total steaming time of whole crabs or diced crabs should not be less than 15 minutes from the time when boiling water is put into the pot, because parasites or pathogenic microorganisms can be completely killed in about 15 minutes, and this time will not lead to the aging of crab meat.
Supplementary note: when steaming crabs or fish, you should wait until the steamer is boiled before adding crabs or fish, so as to reduce the heating time of the ingredients, keep the meat fresh and tender and reduce the nutritional loss.
Steps of steaming crabs
Steamed crab
Materials:
Ingredients: crab,1000g, yellow wine15g, Jiang Mo 30g, soy sauce 20g, a little sugar, monosodium glutamate each, sesame oil15g, and balsamic vinegar 50g.
Practice:
(1) clean crabs with clear water and put them in containers;
(2) put Jiang Mo in a small wine bowl, add cooked soy sauce, sugar, monosodium glutamate, yellow wine and sesame oil to stir. Take another small bowl and put vinegar for later use;
③ Cage the crabs, steam them with fire for 15-20 minutes, and take them out when the crab shells are bright red and the crab meat is ripe. Bring oil and vinegar with you when you serve.