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Crab In Tomato Chili Sauce


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Recipe By:   aihui
Recipe Category:   Main Course

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Recipe Details
  •  Recipe Key Info

    Difficulty:

    Medium

    Cook Method:

    Stir Frying

    Yield:

    2 Servings

    Prep Time:

    0 hr 15 mins

    Cook Time:

    0 hr 15 mins

    Ready In:

    0 hr 30 mins




    Additional Info

    Category:


    Main Course

    Main Ingredient:


    Seafood

    Nationality:


    Singapore

    Recipe Tags:


    Crab spicy seafood asian






  • Ingredients


    (A) Sauce
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    1 tbsp chili sauce (eg. Sriracha)
    2 tbsp soy sauce
    1/4 tsp salt
    1 tbsp sugar
    2 tbsp white vinegar
    12 tbsp ketchup
    1 tsp sesame oil
    12 fl oz (340ml) water or chicken stock

    (B) Garlic paste
    ------------------
    4 cloves garlic
    10 shallots
    1/2 thumb-sized ginger
    1 red chili (optional, if you like more heat)

    (C) Thickening agent
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    2 tbsp cornflour
    4 tbsp water

    6 tbsp vegetable oil
    1 3lbs cooked whole crab, cleaned and cut not pieces
    1 egg, beaten





    Directions


    1) Mix A in a bowl for the sauce
    2) Put B in a food processor. Grind till a fine paste.
    3) Blend C in a bowl
    4) In a large skillet or wok, heat oil over low heat. Add B and fry paste till fragrant.
    5) Add crabs and 1/3 of the sauce. Stir fry over high heat for 2 minutes.
    6) Add the rest of the sauce. Bring to a boil and add C to thicken the sauce.While stirring, add beaten egg, mix thoroughly and stir continuously. Make sure all pieces of crab is coated well with the sauce.
    7) Remove from heat and serve immediately. Serve with warm bread for dipping into sauce.





    Chef's Note & Story

    This is a very messy dish. Prepare to get all your hands dirty but enjoy the finger-licking goodness! The sauce is SO SO good. It goes well with shrimps too.






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Gabrielle

This is wonderful. I didn't have catchup so I used tomato sauce and it was just fine. Other than that i followed the recipe.


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