What happens if you steam crabs without washing them?

In autumn, many people like to eat hairy crabs. You must wash them carefully before eating them. If you don’t wash them carefully, some dirt may be eaten into the stomach, which may cause diarrhea in severe cases. So you must wash them carefully. The method of cleaning hairy crabs is relatively simple. You can put them in warm water, which can clean the surface and make the crab spit out some impurities.

The first method of cleaning hairy crabs

1. First, prepare a basin of warm water at about 45°C, which should be warm enough not to burn your hands when you put them in the water. Put the hairy crabs belly up into the water one by one. By the time they turn over, they have already choked on the hot water. The advantage of doing this is that the hairy crab will just faint and will not pinch your fingers when you manipulate it, and it will not affect the deliciousness of the hairy crab.

2. Take out a toothbrush, grab both sides of the hairy crab, and use the toothbrush to vigorously clean the back, abdomen and mouth. Then clean the crab's sides and the base of its feet and claws.

3. The next step is the most critical one. Grab the claws (use the handle of a toothbrush to lift the joint of the claws from the bottom up, and use the thumb and index finger to grab the claws along the base of the claws. For some ferocious hairy crabs, you can press down the claws or knock them a few times first), open the abdominal cover, and squeeze out the excrement from the inside to the outside in the middle.

4. Finally, clean the dirt inside the belly cover and crab claws of the hairy crab, and the hairy crab is considered to be cleaned.

The second method of cooking hairy crab

1. First pour a small amount of white wine into the bucket where the hairy crabs are placed to remove the fishy smell. Just use an appropriate amount. When the hairy crabs are slightly unconscious, hit them hard, preferably with the back of a spatula, until they are knocked unconscious.

2. This is the best time to take action. Quickly grab its back with your hands and lift the crab to a level with your chin. This position provides the best viewing angle. Put down the spatula temporarily, pick up the brush and brush the hairy crab's belly which has become flat.

3. When brushing, you should not think that you are brushing a hairy crab, but imagine that you are brushing leather shoes, leaving no corner out. After checking that there is no silt, throw them into another bucket and rinse them with clean water.