Singaporean Chili Crab
"Chili Crab is the national dish of Singapore. When I was working there, I had the chance to eat this a lot. I got the recipe from an old Chinese Singaporean grandmother who taught me how to prepare the dish. It's so great, I want to share it with all of you. This is a must try."
- 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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Wonderful and easy to understand recipe! Crabs came out delicious on our first try. -
Great recipe! Followed directions to a T and everything turned out perfect. Would make again! -
Superb! 10 stars for this one! Ok, how about two 5's. DH loved it too!
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Love Chili Crab but never thought I can cook it. I used cooked Snow crabs (bought from store), save my time on boiling the crabs. Just cooked the sauce. Used regular chili sauce and distilled white venegar. Taste as good as the restaurants'.
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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!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
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.
