It's a good time to eat crabs in September every year. Do you use cold water or hot water to steam crabs? Autumn is a good time to taste crabs. The best way to eat crabs is to steam them. How long does it take to steam them with cold water or hot water?
Steam crab in cold water or hot water. Because the cold water will produce steam when it is heated slowly, the crab can be steamed with steam, which can lock the delicious.
Of course, if the crab feet are tied with ropes, they can also be steamed with hot water. But if it's not tied up, steam it with hot water. The crab is not dead yet. The crab's feet fall off first. It may not be able to maintain the integrity of the steamed crab.
Boil crabs in hot or cold water.
If you cook crabs, make sure to cook them in hot water. After boiling in cold water, put the crabs in the water and cook for another 15-20 minutes. If you use cold water to cook at the beginning, you will lose the beauty and nutrition of hairy crabs. Because when cold water is put in, hairy crabs struggle in the process of slow heating, which will cause the crab's yellow to drain out of the shell.
How long does it take to steam a crab? It's better to boil it in water for 8-10 minutes. The meat is mature but not rotten. At this time, the crab meat is the most tender and delicious. It's not cooked after a short time. It's not delicious after a long time.
No matter the whole crab or the cut crab, the total steaming time shall not be less than 15 minutes from the time when the boiling water is put into the pot, because about 15 minutes can completely kill the parasites or pathogenic microorganisms, and this time will not cause the crab meat to grow old.