Autumn with hairy crabs is complete; it’s shameful to serve them only steamed!

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　　Autumn is complete when there are hairy crabs available; it’s shameful to eat them only steamed! After all, the days of relying on air conditioning to survive are over! No need to sweat for two hours just by going outside for a minute anymore! No need to go to the bathroom or take a shower again! No need to lie around in an air-conditioned room every day! And most importantly—autumn has arrived, and it’s time to enjoy those delicious hairy crabs once again~ Don’t say I’m not straightforward; here are 8 ways to prepare hairy crabs for you. Just take them and thanks aren’t needed! http://img01.sogoucdn.com/app/a/100540018/9f94db7410490c37b7e5165521a21d03 Hairy Crabs with Pomelo Flavor: http://img03.sogoucdn.com/app/a/100540018/03f8e98b773ef13e1920b342c0429b5e Ingredients: 3 hairy crabs, 1 pomelo. Instructions: ① Break the pomelo flesh into small pieces. ② Use a spoon to lift up the crab shells and remove the gills; use the back of a knife to break the crab pincers and legs. ③ Arrange the hairy crabs on a plate, sprinkle the pomelo pieces on top, cover them with the crab shells, and then sprinkle more pomelo pieces on the crab legs. ④ Place the hairy crabs in a steamer filled with boiling water, and steam them over high heat for 4-5 minutes. 　　Coconut Curry Crab http://img03.sogoucdn.com/app/a/100540018/1a8adfa685267b5de80b5e7da28b2288 Ingredients: 3 hairy crabs, 2 blocks of curry, 2 chili peppers, an appropriate amount of flour, 3 slices of ginger, enough green onions, sufficient oil, a little salt, 200g of coconut milk Instructions: ① Prepare the crabs by cleaning them and cutting them into pieces. ② Wash the onion and ginger and cut them into strips; wash the chili peppers and cut them into rings. ③ Coat the crabs with a thin layer of flour. ④ Fry the crabs in hot oil until they are 70% cooked; remove them from the oil and set aside. ⑤ Heat the oil and add the ginger strips; once fragrant, add the onion and stir. Then pour in the coconut milk and add the curry blocks. ⑥ Once it boils, add the crabs and cook for a short while. Add the chili peppers and a little salt to season. 　　Tips: Coconut milk can be used as a substitute for coconut cream.
Stir-fried Crab with Glutinous Rice Cakes: http://img03.sogoucdn.com/app/a/100540018/3fef69dfbdee94d17e1075d83ac18fbc
Ingredients: 2 hairy crabs, 200g of glutinous rice cakes, 30ml of Huadiao wine, 10ml of soy sauce, 5ml of fish sauce, 5g each of chopped green onions and ginger, appropriate amount of oil
Instructions:
① Cut the cleaned crabs in half, and slice the glutinous rice cakes. Fry them in oil until they turn slightly yellow, then remove them and drain the excess oil.
② Keep some oil in the pan, add the chopped green onions and ginger, and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the hairy crab pieces and cook slowly. Pour in the Huadiao wine and fish sauce, cover the pan and let it simmer for a while.
③ Add the glutinous rice cakes, pour in the soy sauce and a little water, stir-fry until cooked, and sprinkle with chopped green onions before serving. 　　Steamed Crab with Glutinous Rice http://img03.sogoucdn.com/app/a/100540018/e2c0bc7b7eb7b0a3dd88d0dff9e26546 Ingredients: 2 hairy crabs, 200g of glutinous rice, appropriate amount of soy sauce, appropriate amount of ginger slices, appropriate amount of diced carrots, appropriate amount of diced shiitake mushrooms, appropriate amount of oil Instructions: ① Soak the glutinous rice for 20-30 minutes; ② Stir-fry the ginger slices, diced carrots, and diced shiitake mushrooms in sequence; ③ Add the soaked glutinous rice and stir-fry over high heat, then add soy sauce and continue stirring until the rice takes on a uniform color; ④ Add an appropriate amount of water, just enough to cover the rice grains, cover the pot and let it steam for 3-5 minutes; ⑤ Place the cooked rice in a dish, add the crabs and their shells on top, and then steam for 10-12 minutes once the water comes to a boil. 　　Spicy Crab http://img04.sogoucdn.com/app/a/100540018/fb7b500dcde1cc7f236deced876a5065 Ingredients: 3 hairy crabs, an appropriate amount of celery, green onions, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, dried chili peppers in appropriate amounts, 1 head of garlic, half a spoonful of salt, one spoonful of starch, one spoonful of Doubanjiang sauce, one spoonful of sugar, half a spoonful of white wine. Instructions: ① Wash the crabs and prepare them by cutting them in half. ② Add half a spoonful of salt and half a spoonful of white wine to the crabs and marinate them for 10 minutes; then coat the surface of the crabs and the cut edges with starch. ③ Wash the celery, remove its leaves, and cut it into segments. Chop the green onions, ginger, dried chili peppers, and Doubanjiang sauce, and peel the garlic for later use. ④ Heat oil until it is about 60-70% hot, then fry the crabs until their surfaces turn golden brown; remove them from the oil. ⑤ Fry the garlic until it turns golden brown, then add the celery and stir-fry it until it’s cooked. ⑥ In another pan, heat oil and add the chopped Doubanjiang sauce, stirring until it releases red oil. ⑦ Add the chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, green onions, and ginger to the pan and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the garlic and crabs that have been fried in oil, and season with half a teaspoon of soy sauce and 1 teaspoon of sugar. ⑧ Finally, add the celery and stir-fry everything together before serving. 　　Stir-fried Crab in Windbreak Bay http://img04.sogoucdn.com/app/a/100540018/a09b118fedbb8ad53a5321bb123f5dd6 Ingredients: 3 hairy crabs, 100g garlic, 5g red chili peppers, 10g fermented black beans, 10g ginger slices, 10g green onions, 2g salt, appropriate amount of peanut oil, 200g coconut milk Instructions: ① Heat the peanut oil in a pan, add the minced garlic, and fry it over low heat until it turns golden brown. Remove it from the pan and let it drain excess oil before spreading it out to cool. ② Clean the crab meat and chop it into large pieces. Fry these pieces in the pan for 3 minutes, then remove them and set aside. ③ Keep some oil in the pan, heat it up, and add the chili peppers, green onions, fermented black beans, and ginger slices to stir-fry until fragrant. ④ Add the crab meat pieces to the pan, then pour in yellow rice wine and salt to season. ⑤ Add the fried garlic and stir-fry quickly before serving. 　　Stewed Crab with Soft Tofu http://img03.sogoucdn.com/app/a/100540018/b312e8426130575f2059e2ee8a0fa9bc Ingredients: 2 hairy crabs, 1 block of soft tofu, 2 bird’s eye chilies, 100 ml broth, 10 g ginger, 1 scallion, 30 ml oil, 5 g salt Instructions: ① Cut the soft tofu into small cubes. Wash and chop the bird’s eye chilies, ginger, and scallion. ② Wash the crabs, place them in a steamer, and steam them over high heat for 15 minutes. After that, take them out and let them cool. Then separate the crab roe and meat for later use. ③ Heat the oil until it is about 60% hot; add the chopped bird’s eye chilies and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Next, add the crab roe and meat, and stir-fry over medium heat for about 3 minutes. ④ Add the soft tofu cubes and the broth. Reduce the heat and let the sauce thicken gradually. Finally, add salt and sprinkle with scallions. 　　Stir-fried Crab with Ginger and Scallions http://img03.sogoucdn.com/app/a/100540018/6eee3f796d624d6a5a4a87077598345e Ingredients: 2 crabs, 4 scallions, 1 piece of ginger, 30g cooking oil, 1 tablespoon cooking wine, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon sugar Instructions: ① Wash the ginger and cut it into slices; wash the scallions and cut them into segments; wash the crabs and cut them into pieces. ② Heat the oil and add the ginger slices to make them fragrant, then add the crabs and stir-fry until their flesh changes color. Add salt, sugar, and cooking wine, then reduce the heat and cover the pot to simmer. ③ Add the scallion segments, increase the heat and stir-fry until the sauce has thickened. Serve the crab in a plate, covering it with its shell. 　　Tips: The oil used for frying crabs should be clean, and the oil temperature should not be too high. In autumn, when chrysanthemums are in bloom and crabs are plump, having a pot of fine wine by one’s side – what more could one ask for in life?~