Sea Crab Porridge
Overview
The recently popular "That Year the Flowers Bloomed and the Moon Was Full" started the first season less than 20 minutes ago, and I was salivated by Shaanxi delicacies. It is a lively food show - "A Bite of Xi'an". The empress never gets tired of the rice cakes she eats every day, and she wants to take a lick through the TV screen. In addition to staying in bed, watching TV shows, and nibbling snacks on weekends, you also have to cook yourself a big meal to reward your busy and neglected stomach. Food is the preferred way to heal. It is said that porridge nourishes the stomach, so porridge has become the leader in health preservation on the dining table. Medicinal porridge, nourishing blood and qi, nourishing the skin; fruit porridge, fresh and sweet, appetizing; whole grain porridge, aiding digestion and moisturizing the intestines; and today’s seafood porridge... is not only fresh, but also fragrant. It is no exaggeration to say that shrimp soldiers and crab generals are the protagonists and supporting characters of today's bowl of porridge. The fragrance of seafood moistens the rice porridge, and between the fragrance of rice porridge and seafood, the process of making porridge is also a process of enjoyment. A bowl of porridge can not only fill your belly and satisfy your taste buds, but you can also enjoy meat generously with your hands and mouth. Let’s start making delicious food that can be done in just one bowl.
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Steps
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Prepare the ingredients in advance: crabs must be fresh, dead crabs and dying crabs are harmful to the human body and should not be eaten
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Wash the rice, pour in water, and cook it in a rice cooker. You must use more water to cook the porridge. You will put it into a casserole later and continue to cook it. If there is too little water, it will dry out and the porridge will not taste good. When cooking porridge, be sure not to add water in the middle. It is best to add enough water at one time
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Wash and brush ~ Wash and brush and use a brush to scrub the swimming crab’s feet and abdomen clean: Crab’s feet and abdomen tend to harbor dirt and evil, so they must be washed carefully
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After cleaning the crab, remove the internal organs. This step is very important. To eat crabs, you need to remove four parts: one is the gills, which are on both sides of the crab body and are shaped like eyebrows and are arranged in strips; the other is the stomach, which is located in the front half of the crab valley, close to the crab roe and is shaped like a triangular packet; the third is the heart, which is located in the middle of the crab roe or oil, close to the stomach and is hexagonal and difficult to identify; the fourth is the intestines, which are located in the middle of the navel and are in the shape of a strip. These four things contain a lot of bacteria, viruses, and dirt and must be removed.
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The cleaned crabs can be pickled immediately
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Marinate swimming crabs with cooking wine, salt, ginger slices and green onions for 15 minutes to remove the fishy smell
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Scallions cut into flowers
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Use a knife to cut along the center of the back of the shrimp, remove the shrimp lines and clean them
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Pour the cooked porridge into a casserole and continue cooking, add 1-2 drops of sesame oil, and stir with a wooden spoon while cooking to prevent sticking to the pot: two drops of sesame oil when cooking porridge can make the porridge more fragrant and act as the icing on the cake
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Then add the marinated swimming crabs and continue to cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, continuing to stir
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When the swimming crab turns red, add the cleaned prawns and crabs and simmer for 8 minutes
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Add appropriate amount of salt to taste before serving
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Finally sprinkle with chopped green onion
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A pot of steaming and delicious seafood porridge is just perfect. Can’t wait to drink it?
