Classic Drunken Crab
Crab only | Huadiao Wine 500ml |
Thin salt light soy sauce 400ml | Ginger 40g |
Rock Sugar 200 grams | Cardamom 3 |
Fragrant leaves 3 tablets | Tangerine peel 5 tablets |
Zanthoxylum bungeanum 15 capsules | Star anise 2 |
Cinnamon 1 block | Salt 3 grams |
Ginger 2 tablets |
Steps1
Rinse the hairy crabs in advance and steam them in a steamer for 20 minutes until cooked.Step 2
Add ginger slices, cardamom, bay leaves, tangerine peel, peppercorns, star anise and cinnamon to the pot and stir-fry for a while.Step 3
Continue to add light soy sauce, rock sugar and salt.Step 4
Turn on low heat and simmer slowly for about 12 minutes.Step 5
Pour in the rice wine, turn off the heat after boiling, and wait for it to cool.Step 6
Soak the steamed hairy crabs in the drunken brine.Step 7
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.Step 8
Isn’t it very simple to do, zero difficulty!Step 9
Friends who like to eat drunken crab should try it now! Classic Cooking Tips for Drunken Crab1. It is recommended to choose hairy crabs in two or three, which can taste better.
2. You can choose male or female crabs according to personal preference. Personally, I think female crabs are more delicious with crab roe.
3. The drunken brine needs to be cooled before soaking the hairy crabs.