How long does it take to steam sea crabs? How to steam sea crabs?

Some time ago, a friend of mine collected some fresh crabs. After he left, I wanted to steam them and eat them, but I was in trouble when I actually started to do it. I had never steamed them before, so I didn’t know how long it would take to steam them, let alone how to steam them. For this reason, I asked my friends who lived by the sea for advice. After trying it, I felt it was pretty good. Now I will write down what I have learned so that more people can know how long it takes to steam crabs and how to steam them to make them taste best.

How long does it take to steam?

Before steaming the crabs, be sure to clean them with clean water and clean their abdomen carefully with a toothbrush. Then place them on a plate with their abdomen facing up. Put clean water in a pot and bring it to a boil. Then put the plate with the crabs in the steamer, cover the pot and steam. Continue steaming for twelve to fifteen minutes until the crabs in the pot are cooked.

Steamed crab tutorial

1. When steaming sea crabs, you must first clean the crabs. You can pinch the sides of its claws with your hands to avoid hurting your hands. Then use a small brush to carefully clean the surface of the crab, and then rinse it with clean water several times.

2. In order to make the steamed crabs taste delicious, you don’t need to add any ingredients during steaming. Just put the crabs in the steamer and take them out after steaming for fifteen minutes.

3. When steaming crabs, take appropriate amounts of garlic and ginger, chop them into small pieces, add seasonings such as light soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and sesame oil, mix the sauce evenly, and serve the crabs with the sauce after they are steamed. Take out the crab meat and dip it in the seasonings.

Precautions

Sea crabs are different from the sea crabs that people usually eat. The meat of most sea crabs is relatively loose. Many people think that the meat of sea crabs is loose and not cooked after steaming them, so they increase the steaming time. This will cause a large amount of nutritional value of the sea crabs to be lost, and the sea crabs will also lose their original freshness and fragrance after steaming. Therefore, when steaming sea crabs, you must not steam them for too long.