The Super Steamed Hairy Crab
If you like Cold Dish, you will like The Super Steamed Hairy Crab which is very easy to eat And full of elasticity.
“I like to eat crabs, especially the delicious ones. Take advantage of cheap and the season, hurriedly, eat the river crab of autumn, all fat beautiful taste is good. The way to eat crab, the first to steam. However, after some “research”, I found that the crab farmers’ favorite way to eat is boiled. This reminds me of when I was a child, the family members in the army divided crab, the mother of a tooth and claw of a pot into the big pot fire cooked, the original is quite reliable. So this year, I tried steaming and boiling, and found that there is a difference between them.”
How To Make The Super Steamed Hairy Crab
Step 1.
Place the hairy crab in a bowl with water about 2/3 the size of the crab and let soak for 3 to 4 hours
Brush the crabs with a small bristle or toothbrush under running water
Step 2.
Soil: place the crab in a pot with water from 5cm below the surface. Add a little salt, a few slices of ginger and a few basil leaves
Cover the pot, bring to the boil over high heat, reduce the heat slightly, cook for about 12 to 15 minutes, turn off the heat and simmer for 1 minute, the cooking time depends on the size of the crab
Steaming: fill the pot with plenty of water, add ginger slices, basil leaves and a little salt
Step 3.
Place the crabs, belly up, on a steamer tray, cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and steam for 12 to 15 minutes
While steaming, prepare the dipping sauce: chopped ginger, add the right amount of vinegar can be added, also can add chopped basil powder
Step 4.
Remove the cooked crab from the rope
Serve with the dipping sauce
Steamed Hairy Crab
Ingredients(affiliate link)
- 6 Hairy crabs
- salt
- 1 ginger
- 7 Purple Perilla leaf
- 1 spoon Mature vinegar
Cooking techniques
1, no Perilla, you can not;
2, buy more crabs do not eat for a while, you can pack the good live crab into the container, do not cover, directly into the refrigerator 4 to 6 degrees cold, can keep for a week, as long as not dead can be assured to eat. Dead crabs must never be eaten.
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