Two hairy crabs had better be steamed for a few minutes.

When cooking steamed crabs and other dishes, the whole live crab is usually steamed in a pot. After the steamer is boiled, put the crabs in, steam on high fire for about 5 minutes, and then continue steaming on low fire for a while. The specific steaming time depends on the size of the crabs: the crabs with less than 3 pairs should continue steaming for about 10 minute, the crabs with 3-4 pairs should continue steaming for about 12 minute, and the crabs with more than 4 pairs should continue steaming for about 15 minute. Usually, for every weight gain 1, the steaming time will increase by about 2 minutes.

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The correct way to eat crabs

The correct way to eat crabs is to remove the round cover from them. If it is a female, you will see the crab yellow in Huang Chengcheng, which is the best thing on crabs. There are some white things like bristles near the thighs on both sides of the crab, so you can't eat them. After eating crab roe, you can eat crab meat, which is as white as fish.

It's best to break it in half when eating crabs, so as to reveal the shiny crab meat. Now, when some hotels make crabs, they directly break the crabs in half, so that crab roe and crab meat are directly exposed to the foodies. Crab legs are usually eaten last, because it takes time to eat crab legs, and there is not much meat inside. Of course, when eating crabs, try to finish your legs, not only because the meat inside the legs is delicious, but also to avoid waste.

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