CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to choose fat swimming crabs and when are they fattest?

1 How to choose fat swimming crabs? Look at the color. When choosing swimming crabs, pay attention to the back of the sharp corners and the navel of the crab. If there is a light red color, it means that the crabs have rich and fat meat.

When pinching the crab legs to select the swimming crab, you can press one of the legs with a little force. If its muscles contract and it feels meaty, the crab is generally fatter. If it feels thin and the shell is not easy to recover when pinched, it is not suitable to choose.

Press the belly to choose fatter swimming crabs. You can also press the belly of the swimming crab. If the crab shell is very firm, it usually means that the crab roe or crab paste will be fuller.

When weighing swimming crabs of the same size, you should choose the one that feels heavier. The meat of such swimming crabs is generally thicker. Of course, it is best to shake it to prevent the seller from adding water.

2 When are swimming crabs the fattest? From August to November.

Although swimming crabs are sold all year round, they are generally available in large quantities from August to November each year. This is the period of foraging and fattening for swimming crabs, and the crabs are the strongest. Their body width can reach 100-130 mm and their weight can reach 250-500 grams. The female crabs have plump roe, while the male crabs have rich gelatinous white and taste delicious.

3 Can crabs carrying eggs be eaten? Yes, they can be eaten, but it is not recommended.

Egg-bearing crabs refer to female river crabs that are holding eggs after mating and spawning. The ingredients in them are no different from those of ordinary swimming crabs, so they are edible. However, in order to maintain the ecological balance and ensure the production of swimming crabs in the next year, it is usually prohibited to catch and sell egg-bearing crabs in the market. Therefore, it is generally recommended to release egg-bearing crabs and they should not be eaten.

4 How to make garlic-flavored swimming crab ingredients: swimming crab, ginger, onion, starch, sugar, salt, light soy sauce, cooking wine, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, and bean paste.

practice:

1. Clean the swimming crabs and cut them into pieces for later use.

2. Chop garlic and ginger, and cut green onion into sections and set aside.

3. Coat the swimming crab pieces with starch, put them into oil pan and fry until they are 80% cooked, then remove them.

4. Leave some oil in the pan, add onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry the eggplant.

5. Add the fried swimming crabs, then add appropriate amounts of sugar, salt, light soy sauce, cooking wine, bean paste, and rice vinegar and stir-fry until well-flavored.

6. Finally, remove from the pan and serve.

Ingredients for steamed swimming crab: swimming crab, balsamic vinegar, ginger.

practice:

1. Clean the swimming crabs.

2. Then put it in a steamer and steam it over high heat for about 15 minutes.

3. Turn off the heat and simmer for 2 minutes.

4. Chop the ginger and add appropriate amount of balsamic vinegar to make ginger vinegar juice.

5. Serve with steamed swimming crab.