How long does it take to steam live crabs?

The practice of steaming crabs:

1. Soak crabs in white wine until they are unconscious, then wash them with a small brush, put water in a steamer, add crabs after boiling, and steam them for 15-20 minutes.

2. Wash and peel ginger and cut into pieces. Take a small bowl, add vinegar and sesame oil, and add Jiang Mo. Spare (gourmets suggest not to put sesame oil in order to keep crabs delicious)

Cooking skills:

1, let's talk about how crabs are divided into male and female. Male crabs with pointed navel and female crabs with round navel. Before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, mom is the fattest, so pay attention to buying.

2, selection method: dead crabs are not edible, in addition to fresh crabs, you should also look at four when buying:

A look at the color: the quality of golden claws with green back, white belly and yellow hair is good.

Second, look at the individual: a big, strong, thick and heavy-handed good crab.

Third, look at the navel: the abdomen is full and thick, the navel protrudes outward, and the navel is gently opened, and yellow is faintly visible.

Fourth, look at the crab legs: the crab legs are hairy, hard and difficult to pinch.

3. soak in white wine. The first is to remove fishy smell. By the way, get the crabs drunk for easy cleaning. Of course, this step can also be omitted.

Dietary precautions:

1. Crabs are salty and cold, and they are scavengers. Therefore, they should be soaked in Jiang Mo vinegar juice to dispel the cold and sterilize, and should not be eaten alone.

2. The gills, sandbags and internal organs of crabs contain a lot of bacteria and toxins, which must be removed when eating.

3. Crabs should not be eaten with sweet potatoes, pumpkins, honey, oranges, pears, pomegranates, tomatoes, cantaloupes, peanuts, snails, celery, persimmons, rabbit meat, Schizonepeta tenuifolia and soft-shelled turtles, which will lead to food poisoning.

4, eating crabs can not drink cold drinks, which will lead to diarrhea.

5, should not be eaten with tea, eat crabs and avoid drinking tea water within 1 hour after eating crabs.