Singaporean Chili Crab
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup chicken broth
- 1⁄2 cup catsup
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili-garlic sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 live dungeness crabs (or mud crabs)
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 1 red chile, seeded and minced
- 1 large egg, slightly beaten
- green onion, sliced 1 inch (garnish)
directions
- Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a very large pot of boiling water, parboil the crab for 3 minutes. Take out of the water and drain. Rinse the crab with cold water and drain again.
- Pull off the top shell in one piece and reserve for additional garnish.
- Remove and discard the gills and the spongy parts under the shell.
- Twist off the claws and legs; crack them with a cleaver or a mallet. Now cut the body into 4 pieces.
- Now in a large heated wok, add oil and swirl to coat the sides of the wok. add the garlic, ginger, and chili, and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add the crab, and stir fry an additional 2 minutes. Now add the sauce, reducing the heat to low. Cover and simmer, stirring once or twice, till the crab is cooked (6-7 minutes).
- Finally stir in the egg and cook just until it begins to set (1 minute).
- Arrange the crab and top shell on a large platter. Pour the sauce all over the crab and garnish with the green onion.
- Serve right away with crusty bread to soak up the sauce.
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Reviews
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I just tried this now and it was I think by far the best recipe I've ever tried. The sauce was excellent. I can't believe I was able to cook it with just following the instructions verbatim. I never taste tested it while it was cooking and just followed the instructions blindly. My husband can't get enough of it during lunch!
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I am a retired chef, living in the philippines, presently i do some consulting to the restaurant industry here in the philippines.
I have been cooking since i was a teenager and still love to do it. When i was in the u.s.a. I owned the Incredible Edibles Catering Company in south florida. when i had the oppertunity to come to asia to work, i sold the catering co. and moved to singapore, where i was general manager to a company that sold kitchen equepment and designed kitchens for hotels and restaurants all over asia. now retired i live in the philippines.