Shanghai Hairy Crab (Steamed) 大闸蟹 - Chinese Recipe

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Shanghai Hairy Crab (Steamed) 大闸蟹

🌍 Chinese, Shanghai Difficulty: ●●●○○



Ingredients

  • 4 hairy crabs (tied)
  • 6 slices ginger
  • (Dipping sauce) 3 tbsp Chinkiang vinegar
  • 1 tbsp ginger (finely julienned)
  • 1 tsp sugar

Method

  1. Step 1 — Scrub crabs under cold water.
  2. Placing — Place belly-up on steaming rack with ginger slices.
  3. Steaming — Steam over high 15–18 min.
  4. Mixing — Mix dipping sauce.
  5. Step 5 — To eat: remove apron, top shell, gills. Extract roe/curd with chopstick. Eat crab body and claws with sauce.


Tags: hairy crabs, ginger, 3 tbsp chinkiang vinegar, sugar · Source: Brittani's Almanac

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