Spicy hairy crab

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   First, clean the hairy crabs thoroughly.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Place it in a container and pour in white wine, letting it drink its fill. (This will make the meat more delicious and reduce the crab's suffering.)

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Next, peel the lettuce and cut it into 3 centimeter-long strips, and cut the crab in half.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Then coat with cornstarch

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Heat oil in a wok until it reaches 60% of its maximum temperature. Add the crabs and fry until golden brown. Remove the crabs and wait for the oil temperature to rise to 70% before adding them back in to fry until fragrant and crispy.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Then add the chopped lettuce strips and cook for 10 seconds before removing them and draining off the excess oil (lettuce will lose its crispness if cooked for too long).

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Add 10 of rapeseed oil to a wok, sauté garlic until fragrant, then add Sichuan peppercorns and sauté until numbing. Add dried chili pepper segments and sauté until they turn a deep reddish-brown. Add Pixian chili bean paste and spicy sauce and sauté until fragrant and the oil turns red. Add 20 of beer and 100 of water, then add the fried crab and lettuce. Cook over high heat 3 minutes and it's ready to serve! This bright red, fragrant, and lingeringly spicy hairy crab dish is now complete.