Chinese Drunken Crab Recipe

Drunken crab is a Chinese traditional famous dish in the Lixiahe area of Jiangsu province, and it is also a popular delicacy in the Jiangnan area of China. It is made from crab as raw material, added with rice wine, spices, refined salt, etc. The taste is moderately salty and fresh. And the aroma is not fishy.

Prep Time30 mins

Cook Time15 mins

1 d

Total Time1 d 45 mins

Course: Chinese Drunken Crab

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Chinese Drunken Crab

Servings:

Calories: 354kcal

Cost: 20

Ingredients

Instructions

Firstly, prepare 50g of ginger. Cut it into slices. Save for later.
Next, prepare spices including 15 Sichuan peppercorns, 2 star anise, 1Chinese cinnamon, 4 bay leaves. Then pour the spices and ginger slices into thepot. And stir-fry until fragrant. Then pour in 400ml of light soy sauce. Whenit boils, pour in 320g of rock sugar and 600ml of Huadiao cooking wine. Thenpour 200ml of water into the pot. Cook for about 20 minutes. Then let the saucecool down after turning off the heat.
Next, pour 2L of water to the pot. Then put in the steaming rack. Coverthe lid. And let the water boil.
While the water is boiling, put the fresh crabs in the clear water .Ibought 8 crabs. When buying crabs, we have to buy these fresh ones, becausedead crabs have toxins. Use a brush to clean the crabs one by one. The crabs Ibought in the market did not have their feet bound. When brushing, be carefulnot to get your fingers pinched by the crab feet.
When all crabs are cleaned, put them on the steaming rack in order.And then cover the lid. Move quickly, or the crabs will escape. Then turn onhigh heat. And steam for 15 minutes until the crabs are completely cooked.
Now, pour the cooled sauce into a large plate and use a skimmer spoon toremove the spices. Then soak the steamed crabs in the sauce in turn. Then cut alemon into slices. Put them on the top. Then seal with food cling wrap. Andthen refrigerate it for 24 hours. After refrigerating for 24 hours, the crabshave been fully soaked and tasted. And they can be eaten at this time. The Chinese drunken crab recipe is done. Hope you can enjoy it!

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