Steaming hairy crabs should be steamed for thirty minutes.

Generally speaking, normal hairy crabs only need to be steamed for thirty minutes or less, the water will be boiled for ten minutes, and after the water is boiled, it needs to be steamed for fifteen minutes to twenty minutes or less. However, there are exceptions, if the hairy crab is very large, then you need to steam a little longer, but it is recommended to control as much as possible in an hour, in order to prevent the steam time is too long, so that the taste of the impact.

The hairy crab growth and development is in the water, its body will appear a lot of gravel, and its surface will be stained with soil, if you do not clean up to go to the steam words, steamed after eating it is very easy to eat gravel, not too clean and hygienic, will affect the feeling of eating. Therefore, it is recommended that the crab be cleaned before steaming.

Steaming crab is cold water or hot water

Fresh crab meat is more delicious, with hot water or cold water can be steamed, with cold water to steam out of the crab color is clear, very beautiful. But with hot water steaming out of the crab can better lock the fresh flavor of the crab. Frozen crabs must be steamed in cold water, so that the water is heated at the same time, but also can be gradually thawed out the crab, so that the crab is heated evenly.

Before steaming the crabs, we have to rinse the crabs with water, put them into a large plate, press them down with a heavier plate, and steam them in cold water. Generally speaking, according to the size of the crab, after the water boiled and then steamed for 8 to 10 minutes is appropriate, this time the crab meat is the most tender, tasty, the meat has been cooked but not too rotten. For larger crabs, you need to increase the time as appropriate, and steam for 10 to 15 minutes after the water boils. This time the meat is tender and more nutritious.