It’s the swimming crab season again. Should you choose a male or a female? Look for 3 o'clock, everyone will have a fat head.

August is already halfway through, and the weather is starting to get colder; the season for eating swimming crabs has just begun; swimming crabs are an important economic crab along the coast of China. The hard crab shell is shaped like a weaving shuttle, hence the name "Portrait Crab"! There are three protrusions in the center of the swimming crab's carapace, so some local friends also call swimming crab "three-tuberculed swimming crab"; swimming crab has a lot of meat, plump fat, delicious taste and rich nutrition. So for those who like to eat crabs, especially in early autumn in August/September, when the crab season has just begun, swimming crabs are undoubtedly the most suitable choice!

When it comes to eating swimming crabs, the most important thing is to buy plump and fragrant swimming crabs first! For experts, when choosing swimming crabs, in addition to looking at the color of the outer lines and whether they are male or female, what they care more about is whether the inner crab roe and crab paste are full? So today let’s talk about some common sense about swimming crabs!

Before saying whether male or female crabs are better, let’s first talk about how to distinguish male and female crabs; the most subjective and direct point is to look at the belly button of swimming crabs; the narrow and pointed belly button is male. Crabs; those with wide and round navels are female crabs;

Some friends said that swimming crabs actually don’t care about male and female crabs; because no matter how you choose, you can’t pick out swimming crabs that are full of fat; except that it’s not really in season yet. , and another point is that there are too many swimming crabs on the market now;

The most popular one is the one that everyone calls the most: "Second Mother Crab", also called "Little Girl Crab"; the reason why it is so A nickname because the little lady crab is actually a female crab that has not mated with a male crab. They are generally not big, around 2 or 3 taels each. After the baby crab sheds its shell, it will have a wide and round navel and become a serious female crab.

Although the second female crab has not mated with the male crab yet, the taste is not affected at all; the crab in its teenage years has sweet and tender meat, and the taste can be called first-class; especially the crab roe. ; It is semi-liquid, like quicksand salted egg yolk, especially when mixed with rice; it has both yellow and creamy texture, and August/September is the best time to eat "Little Girl Crab", and the price is also the most affordable. , if it’s too late, you’ll have to wait another year!

So when buying swimming crabs now, instead of choosing between male or female, it is better to have a real "unmarried swimming crab" to enjoy the most!

1. The first point is to look at the belly button

Once you have identified the male crab and the female crab, then the belly button of the second female crab is not as plump as the female crab, but it is rounder than the male crab. ; The navel of the second female crab is called a typical "triangle"; In fact, if you don't distinguish it from the female crab together, it is easy to make a mistake; so this point must be distinguished well, which is also the most important point!

After figuring out the real "triangular" belly button, press it by the way. The harder the better, and the harder it means the crab roe inside is also plump!

2. Look at the side width of the crab

Pick two crabs and compare them to see the width of the sides; usually the wider the width, the higher the crab cover is pushed up. It is the most plump; in contrast, it is flat and unremarkable, and you can see at a glance that the side width is much narrower, so you should think about it again!

3. Look at the crab tips on the crab shell

Pick out a crab, turn the crab over and look at the two tips of the crab shell. The redder and redr the crab tips. Yellow, the better the explanation, the more crab roe this crab has; by the way, how about the hardness of this tip? Likewise, the harder, the better! If it feels soft when pressed, or even bends, it means the crab is not fat or has been raised for too long, and the paste and meat inside have been consumed.

Don’t hesitate at this time!

After learning how to select crabs, the next step is how to make them the most delicious. In addition to steaming, the most common cooking methods that everyone eats every day are spicy stir-fried swimming crabs. This method avoids In addition to the slightly fishy smell of steaming, it also has a spicy and salty taste. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone and is the most popular way to eat it!

Fried swimming crab

Production steps:

1. After peeling the fresh swimming crab, remove the excess waste, including the back cover and rinse all the gills. ; Divide it into two and use kitchen paper to absorb as much surface moisture as possible;

2. Prepare a plate of starch, dip all the exposed crab meat in dry starch, then put it directly into the oil pan and fry over medium heat until The surface is golden brown; at this time, the crab is basically 90% cooked or fully cooked!

3. Prepare green onion, ginger and dried chili peppers. Be willing to add more green onion and ginger. Not only can it remove the fishy smell, but the aroma enhancement effect is also very significant, especially after oiling;

4. Heat oil In the pot, first put a little and a half of the onion and ginger in the pot and stir-fry until it is dry. Take it out after it has a slight paste smell. The purpose is to force out the spicy aroma of the onion and ginger;

5. Pour in Sauté the remaining scallions, ginger, and pepper until fragrant, leaving a few scallion leaves for use after serving; add the swimming crabs and stir-fry quickly, add salt and a little sugar to taste and season briefly; finally add the remaining scallion leaves and serve. Turn off the heat and start building!