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Chili crabs recipe

Ingredients /nutrition

  • 550 g coral crabs, rinsed and cut into pieces
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • vegetable oil for deep frying
  • 1 finely chopped red chili
  • 7 finely chopped bird's eye chilies
  • 45 g finely chopped fresh ginger
  • 2 pips finely chopped garlic
  • 1 tsp soy bean paste
  • 550 ml chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 tbsp chili ketchup
  • 1 tsp cooking wine

Methods / instructions

  1. Mix crabs with cornstarch and deep fry in oil for 2 1/2 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and drain on kitchen paper towel. Set aside.
  3. Remain 2 1/2 tbsp oil and stir fry red chili, bird’s eye chilies, ginger and garlic until aromatic.
  4. Ass in soy bean paste and chicken stock.
  5. Return crabs into mixture and bring to boil.
  6. Add in remaining ingredients and simmer gently for 6 minutes.
  7. Serve hot.

Servings: 4

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