How to Cook Crabs A Comprehensive Guide
First taste Dungeness crab Was three years ago, in the fall of 13, a friend gave me several dozen. At that time, I didn't know how to cook it and called my friend for advice.Cooking crabs is the best tasting,
So I followed his instructions and cooked them, but found the taste was not ideal...
Everyone says crabs are very delicious, so I must learn to prepare this delicacy well. Therefore, I searched for various recipes and now know how to cook steamed crabs in different ways. Here, I will share one of these methods with you.
Method One: Steamed Crab with Watermelon Rind Main ingredients: 800g of crabs. Side ingredients: 500g of watermelon rind, an appropriate amount of salt,
and ginger
an appropriate amount.
Steps:
1. Ingredients: 2 crabs, watermelon rind.
2. Wash the crabs and remove the shell and gills, then cut them into four pieces.
3. Peel the watermelon rind and cut it into cube-shaped pieces.
4. Heat oil in a pan, fry the ginger slices until fragrant, then add the crabs and stir-fry briefly.
5. Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil.
6. After boiling, add the watermelon rind and continue cooking together.
7. Cook until the watermelon rind is soft, then season with salt.
8. Two large crabs are ready to be served.
Method Two: Steamed Crab Main ingredients: 500g of crabs. 80ml，Side ingredients: 30g of ginger, red vinegar, and sugar
15g.
Steps:
1. Place the crabs in a water bucket and let them stay there for half a day.
2. Cut the ginger into strips and put it in a bowl with an appropriate amount of red vinegar and sugar.
3. Clean the crabs thoroughly with a brush, then place them in a pot with enough water to cover them.
4. Add ginger slices and boil over high heat for about ten minutes.5. Switch to low heat for three minutes, then remove from the pot and arrange in a bowl. Method Three: Plain Steamed Crab
Main ingredients: 300g of crabs (
River crab
).Side ingredients: soy sauce
an appropriate amount, ginger an appropriate amount, vinegar an appropriate amount.Steps: 1. After buying the crabs, keep them in water to make sure they have fully excreted their internal waste.
2. Clean both sides of the crab using a brush, then cook it in a pot.
3. When the shell turns red, continue cooking for about ten minutes.
4. Serve with soy sauce mixed with ginger and rice vinegar.
Tip: Do not lift the lid while cooking crabs; doing so will cause the crab legs to fall off.
Crabs are cold in nature, so they should be eaten with ginger.
Method Four: Steamed Crab
Main ingredients: 5 crabs.
Side ingredients:
sesame oil
an appropriate amount, cooking wine an appropriate amount, vinegar an appropriate amount,and ginger and green onions appropriate amounts.
Steps:
1. Clean the crabs thoroughly.
2.Cooking in a sand pot with water, add the crabs.
3. Add ginger slices.
4. Simmer with an appropriate amount of cooking wine until the crabs turn red.
5. Remove from heat and serve with sesame oil and vinegar.
6. Enjoy.
Tip: Start cooking in cold water to prevent crab legs from falling off.
Method Five: Steamed Crab
Main ingredients: 5 crabs.
Side ingredients: sesame oil, green onions, vinegar, ginger, salt,soy sauce.
Steps:
1. These are live crabs.
2. Clean and chop the ginger and scallions.
3. Boil water in a pot with yellow wine and ginger and scallion slices.
4. Put the cleaned crabs into the pot.
5. Chop the ginger and scallions finely.
6. Add vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil, as well as salt.
7. Cook until the crabs are done.
8. Remove from the pot and serve with the sauce.
