Shanghai Hairy Crab (Steamed) 大闸蟹 - Chinese Recipe

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