How to preserve sea crabs? Teach you five methods

Sea crabs are rich in protein, vitamins and other trace elements, and have extremely high nutritional value. It is very beneficial to eat them regularly. If you buy too much, just put the fresh crabs in the refrigerator and freeze them. They can be kept for about a week.

1. What nutrients does sea crab have?

Sea crab is a kind of swimming crab, and its nutritional value is relatively high. Every 100 grams of sea crab contains 12.2 grams of protein, 1.6 grams of fat, and 0.9 grams of carbohydrates. In addition, the content of vitamins and trace elements is also relatively rich, which can supplement nutrition to the body and make the body stronger. Crabs are high-protein foods, and eating them regularly is very beneficial, especially for people with weaker bodies.

In traditional Chinese medicine, sea crab is also a tonic food with significant effects. Chinese medicine believes that crab is sweet, cold in nature, non-toxic, and has the effects of clearing heat, dispersing blood, and nourishing yin. The "Shennong Bencao Jing" says that sea crab "treats evil qi, heat knot pain in the chest, murmuring, and facial swelling", while the "Famous Doctors' Records" believes that sea crab "resolves knots and disperses blood, heals lacquer sores, nourishes tendons and replenishes qi."

Sea crabs have significant heat-clearing effects. If there is excessive fire in the body, it is very suitable to eat some cool ingredients such as sea crabs. In addition, sea crabs have the effects of nourishing bones and marrow, nourishing tendons and activating blood circulation, benefiting limbs, nourishing liver yin, and replenishing gastric juice. They have certain dietary tonic effects on diseases such as blood stasis, jaundice, low back and leg pain, and rheumatoid arthritis.

2. How to preserve sea crabs

Method 1: The most common way to preserve crabs is to tie them all up to restrict them from crawling around, then place them in a foam box and put them in the refrigerator with an appropriate amount of ice.

Method 2: Put fresh crabs directly into the refrigerator and freeze them. They can be stored for about a week.

Method three: Put the crab in a bathtub and add some water. Since the bathtub wall is slippery, it cannot climb out.

Method 4: Prepare a jar, put some wet mud at the bottom of the jar, and seal the mouth of the jar with wheat ears. This is a very ancient method of storing crabs, you can try it.

Method 5: Put the crab in a bucket and add water to half the height of the crab to keep it moist. Cover it with a chopping board, leaving some gaps so that the crab cannot escape and the crab can breathe.