"Where did you get so many flower crabs? These are not cold water crabs, did you buy them?" Xiang Yang asked as he grabbed a flower crab.
Flower crabs are warm-water crabs that can also be found in coastal areas of my country, but Xiang Yang rarely sees this type of crab.
"I'm an ocean fisherman, do I need to buy crabs?" Gao Chuang said unhappily.
Xiang Yang was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he smiled. Yes, that's right. Although Gao Chuang's fleet is now in Antarctica, it also sailed from the coast of Longcheng. It is not surprising that they can catch some flower crabs.
Flower crabs are rich in protein, trace elements, etc., and have a good nourishing effect on the body.
Xiang Yang broke off a crab claw and started eating.
The taste is not much different from that of ordinary swimming crabs, and it is very delicious.
There is a saying that crabs have four flavors since ancient times.
Xiang Yang’s favorite food is crab leg meat.
Xiang Yang felt that the crab legs were more delicious than the crab roe, and the meat of the crab thighs was short and thin, melting in the mouth.
The calf meat is long, tender and beautiful like whitebait.
Of course, crab meat is also excellent seafood.
The crab meat is white and crystal clear, better than white fish, but there are a lot of crab gills on the crab meat. Even if they are removed, there is still a little fishy smell. Xiang Yang doesn't like to eat it very much.
Flower crabs contain a large amount of nutrients necessary for the human body, such as protein, fat, phospholipids, vitamins, etc. They are very nutritious, so Xiang Yang was not shy about eating them and ate one after another.
Seeing Xiang Yang eating happily, Gao Chuang immediately smiled and said, "The swimming crabs from the distant sea are large in size, have high edible value, are delicious and nutritious, if you like them, eat a few more."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yang stopped eating.
Xiang Yang put down the flower crab in his hand and said with a smile: "The flower crab is indeed the main marine economic crab in the coastal areas of our country, but it is actually a swimming crab. The taste is actually similar to that of the swimming crab, but it is still not as delicious as the tiger crab."
Hearing this, Gao Chuang took out a flower crab from the basin and said, "If you don't eat it, I will."
Xiang Yang picked up the flower crab again and said with a smile: "I didn't say I wouldn't eat it."
Flower crab has many functions, it can nourish the tendons and replenish qi, regulate the stomach and digest food, dissipate heat, dredge meridians, resolve knots and disperse blood.
Eating flower crabs regularly has certain therapeutic effects on congestion, jaundice, low back and leg pain, and rheumatoid arthritis.
In addition, the nutritional value of flower crab is very high. It contains very rich protein and trace elements. It has a good nourishing effect on the body, has anti-tuberculosis effects, and is very beneficial for the recovery of tuberculosis.
Wu Shiwen grasped the key point, "Brother Yang, you just said that flower crabs are swimming crabs?"
Xiang Yang nodded, "Yes, flower crabs are indeed a type of swimming crab, but there are also certain differences."
Flower crabs get their name from the patterns on their shells. Apart from the patterns on their shells, flower crabs are very similar to swimming crabs.
Both flower crabs and swimming crabs belong to the class Crustacea, order Decapoda, and family Portunidae, and are important economic crabs along the coast of my country.
In addition, whether it is swimming crab or flower crab, they grow very fast and their breeding is profitable, making them an important breeding species in my country's coastal areas.
In terms of taste, the meat of flower crabs of the same size is thicker than that of swimming crabs. The meat of swimming crabs is more tender. Both have a very delicate taste. Which one tastes better depends on personal taste and preference.
After eating a few swimming crabs, Xiang Yang was half full.
After raising his glass to toast everyone, Xiang Yang asked with a smile, "Mr. Gao, now that the snowstorm has stopped, what are we going to do next?"
"What's next?" Gao Chuang rubbed his aching head. "Let's not talk about this now. Let's drink and talk about work tomorrow."
Xiang Yang was silent for a moment, then nodded.
Xiang Yang knew that the snowstorm had caused great losses to Gao Chuang's fleet.
Gao Chuang held this banquet to celebrate his survival, but more importantly, it was to comfort everyone on the fleet.
After thinking for a while, Xiang Yang picked up another flower crab and said with emotion: "Flower crab is much more affordable than its distant relative, the king crab."
Gao Chuang nodded, "Yes, flower crabs are a common seafood eaten by people living by the sea. They can be found all year round. Although they are not the most delicious, they are definitely the most affordable."
"When I was young, the crab I ate the most was the flower crab. At that time, the flower crabs on the boat were cheap and we could eat as much as we wanted. If the crabs on the boat were its distant relative, the king crab, I would not have that luxury."
Xiang Yang nodded, "Yes, there are many ways to cook and eat flower crabs. I ate them often when I was a child, but I rarely see this kind of crab after I went out to sea."
In the past, Xiang Yang’s favorite dish was steamed flower crab, which was very delicious and original in flavor.
This is also the favorite method of many people in Qinglongwan.
It’s not that the flower crabs cooked in this way are the most delicious.
This is the easiest and most convenient way to cook flower crabs. It is very convenient and can be done in a steamer. It does not require any cooking skills. Even Xiang Yang, who has no cooking skills at all, can do it.
Prepare the flower crab ingredients, steam as many as you want to eat, catch as big as you want, put them in the pressure cooker, sprinkle some ginger slices, appropriate amount of green onions, and some water and start steaming.
No seasoning is needed after it is cooked.
The preparation steps are to first choose the flower crab that you like and clean it.
Then cut the ginger into slices or thin strips and wash the green onions.
Finally, put a few slices of ginger in the steamer, place the flower crabs on the steamer one by one, with their stomachs facing up, and cook for fifteen minutes.
It is worth mentioning that no matter whether you are steaming flower crabs or hairy crabs, you should steam them with their belly facing upwards to prevent the crab roe or crab paste from flowing out. It would be a pity if such good things were wasted.
In addition, the flower crab may struggle and move while being steamed. In order to prevent it from becoming broken after being steamed, it should be tied up with cotton thread. This will better ensure its integrity. However, it does not matter if you eat it yourself. What matters is that it tastes good.
This is how Gao Chuang cooks the flower crabs now, simple and authentic.
"There are limited condiments on the boat, so we can only cook it this way. In fact, flower crabs taste better when fried." Gao Chuang said with a smile.
Xiang Yang nodded, "Yes, fresh flower crabs can be eaten not only by steaming, but also by frying."
"And if you eat it alone, you can also try pairing it with various ingredients, and it will all be naturally delicious." Xiang Yang said.
For example, when eating fried rice cake with flower crab, the deliciousness of the flower crab and the softness of the rice cake are combined together, and even the rice cake has a seafood flavor.
Of course, stir-frying flower crabs is much more difficult than steaming them.
With Xiang Yang's cooking skills, the best he could do was to scrub the swimming crab clean, break open the shell, and remove the navel and gills of the flower crab.
As for how to break the flower crab meat into two halves and ensure that the crab shell is not lost, and keep the delicious crab roe and crab paste in the crab shell, Xiang Yang can't do it.