Average size flower crabs can be cooked by steaming for about 15 minutes, while larger ones should be steamed for 20-25 minutes. There are a lot of microorganisms and parasites in flower crabs, which need to be steamed for a sufficient amount of time to kill them.

When steaming flower crabs, you can lift the lid of the pot when the time is almost up to see if the shells of the crabs have turned red, and if they have turned red, it proves that they are cooked. Steamed flower crab is best eaten on the same day, preserved for a long time and then eat will affect the taste, and can not eat the crab is best to save in the refrigerator freezer.

Flower crab purchase notes

1, look at the color: turn over the abdomen of the flower crab, if there is a pink color, it means that it is a mature flower crabs.?

2, look at the crab shell: in the purchase of flower crabs, pay attention to buy the hard shell of flower crabs, this flower crab is mature, meat is also more fat.?

3, look at the vitality: pay attention to observe the crab mouth opening and closing speed and limb vitality, crawling speed the more live, the better the vitality. You can also turn the crab over, and if you can turn it back quickly, the vigor is strong.

4, look at the weight: will fancy flower crab carry in the hand, feel heavy, it means that the flower crab is very fat.

The above content refers to? Baidu Encyclopedia - Flower Crab