Steamed Hairy Crabs

Name: Steamed Hairy Crabs
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 6 Hairy crabs; a little salt; 1 piece ginger; 7 slices Basil leaves; Some water; 1 tbsp Vinegar

by Celery

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

15m

Serving

3

I like to eat crabs, especially the delicious river crabs. Taking advantage of the cheap and current season, hurry up, eat autumn river crabs, all fat and delicious. Steaming is the most popular way to eat river crab. However, after some "exploration", I found that the favorite way of eating crab farmers is clear boiled. This reminds me of when I was a child, when the family members in the army divided crabs, my mother stubbornly pressed a pot of fangs and dancing claws into a large pot and cooked it over fire. It turned out to be quite reliable. Therefore, this year, I specially tried the two methods of steaming and boiling, and found that the deliciousness has its own advantages.

Ingredients

6 Hairy Crabs
a little Salt
1 piece Ginger
7 slices Basil Leaves
Some Water
1 tbsp Vinegar

Steamed Hairy Crabs

1. Put the hairy crabs in a basin, put in clean water, about 2/3 of the size of the crabs, soak them for 3 to 4 hours, and let them spit out the dirt.

2. Use a small brush or toothbrush to carefully clean the crabs under running water

3. Boiled: Put the crab in the pot, add water, about 5cm below the surface of the crab, add a little salt, a few pieces of ginger and a few pieces of perilla leaves

4. Cover the pot, turn the heat to a low heat and cook for about 12 to 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and simmer for 1 minute. The cooking time depends on the size of the crab.

5. Steaming: Pour plenty of water into the pot, add ginger slices, perilla leaves and a little salt

6. Put the crab belly up into the steaming tray, put it in the steaming tray, cover the pot, boil on high heat, keep it on the heat, and steam for 12 to 15 minutes.

7. While steaming, prepare the dipping sauce: mince ginger, add appropriate amount of vinegar, and you can also add chopped perilla