How to clean crabs

Crabs are delicious and nutritious, and are a favorite delicacy on the table in September. Crabs can be fried, stir-fried, or deep-fried, but the prerequisite is that the purchased crabs must be cleaned first, because crabs are very unclean no matter what. If they are not cleaned thoroughly, it will not only affect the taste, but also cause various discomforts to the human body. So today I will teach you how to wash crabs clean.

1. How to clean crab shells

It is best to place the crabs you buy in a basin of water for two hours to allow them to spit out the sand, and then brush the crab's back shell with a toothbrush. After brushing the shell, continue to brush the crab's belly. There is a triangular area on the belly, which you should also turn over and brush clean with a toothbrush. Then brush the crab's mouth. Use a toothbrush to brush the gap between the crab's legs and shell, the crab's heel, and the gap between the legs. Brush vigorously as there are a lot of bacteria in these places. Next, brush the crab legs, both the big legs and the small legs all around. Follow the steps to brush it carefully three times and rinse it with water three times, and the crab shell is ready.

2. How to clean crabs

1. First, prepare a basin of warm water at about 45°C, that is, warm water that is not hot enough to put your hand in (if it is too hot, the crab's legs will fall off). Put the crabs one by one into the water with their bellies facing up. When they turn over, they will have choked on the hot water and passed out. The advantage of doing this is that the crab will just faint and will not pinch your fingers when you manipulate it, and it will not affect the deliciousness of the crab.

2. Take out a toothbrush, grab both sides of the crab, and use the toothbrush to vigorously clean the back, abdomen and mouth.

3. Then clean both sides of the crab and the base of its feet and claws.

4. 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 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.

5. Finally, clean the dirt inside the crab's belly cover and the crab claws. The crab is now cleaned.

3. Crab preservation techniques

You can't eat dead crabs, but what if you buy too many at one time and can't eat them all?

1. Place it in the refrigerator with a wet towel and cover it for a few days. Touch the crab's eyes with your hand. If there is no reaction, it is a dead crab.

2. Place the crab in a bucket of water, but the water level should not exceed the crab's body, otherwise the crab will die from lack of oxygen. It would be better if you have a bathtub at home because smooth crabs cannot climb out of the bathtub.