Put enough water in the pot, put a steamer in the pot, put the hairy crab legs up on the steamer, steam the hairy crab shells with high fire until they turn red, then turn to medium fire for cooking for 8- 15 minutes. At this time, the meat of the hairy crab is cooked, and the hairy crab meat is delicious and juicy, and will not be loose.
Steam in a pot with cold water, and tie the legs of hairy crabs with thread when steaming. This is to prevent crabs from struggling to lose their legs during cooking.
The steamed hairy crabs are orange-yellow in color, which is very gorgeous. When the lid of the hairy crabs is opened, you will see that the grease inside has solidified. Do not eat the hairy crabs that have not been steamed, otherwise the bacteria and parasites inside will enter the human body.
Note before steaming:
Because hairy crabs grow in muddy sandy soil of beaches and lakes, there will be more sediment on the body surface of hairy crabs. Before steaming in the pot, we should use a small brush to brush off the sediment on the surface.
Brush and rinse at the same time, so that it can be washed more thoroughly. If the bought hairy crabs are tied with thread, you need to remove the thread when cleaning and tie it when steaming.