Revealing the way of steaming crabs, sweet and fatty

Here are the standard steamed crab recipes that coastal people still do. Save now to make at home to make the crab steamed sweet and delicious.
Choose crabs and prepare them

This is a particularly important step. To have a delicious meal, the ingredients always need to be fresh and hygienic. When choosing crabs, the secret is to choose those that are firm, when squeezed on the lower abdomen and tomorrow does not see rickety, soft. After buying, put it in the freezer or ice basin to let the crabs get cold, then whether you cook it right away or cook and let the next meal, the crab will still retain its sweet taste and nutrients. . After about 10 minutes, the crabs are lethargic, not moving, then take them off, cut the lanyard and use an old toothbrush to scrub and clean the shell. Photo: Internet Photo: Internet This is a small but extremely effective secret that not every mother knows to cook delicious steamed crab. Because when put in too cold, the crab will shrink, the more sure will be. Don’t be afraid of crabs moving so you cannot clean the whole baby and when you steam it, you will not be afraid of them because of the heat, they will struggle and break the more. Steamed way Put crabs in the steamer in the direction of them (belly down, apricot up), no need to add any seasoning because crabs have the salty taste of sea salt, adding spices will make the crab water lose its sweetness. and still salty. Add a few branches of lemongrass and crushed ginger and steam together to make the crab fragrant and less weld when eaten. Photo: Internet Large lighter, steam about 7-10 minutes after boiling water, turn off the heat (at this time crab has turned red and thanks to the heat absorbed by the hard shell, the meat is cooked inside). Do not steam too long lest crab lose its substance. Enjoy hot to prevent crabs from being fishy and most delicious. Photo: Internet If you do not eat all, want to leave the next day, put the cooled crab in a sealed box and store in the freezer. You should not buy crabs and put them in the freezer the next day to be processed into dishes, seafood is not like livestock and poultry, they should be eaten fresh to keep both nutrients and flavor. best. If you let the crabs freeze, they will have less meat, and when eaten, the crab will be very rickety.