Name: Ginger and Scallion Crab Recipe (姜葱蟹)
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 crab, about 1 1/2 - 2 pounds; 2 inches ginger, peeled and sliced into 10-12 pieces; 3 stalks scallion, cut into 2-inch length; 3 tablespoons cornstarch for frying; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; oil for deep frying; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 2 dashes white pepper powder; 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 6 tablespoons water; 3/4 teaspoon corn starch; 1/8 teaspoon fish sauce

Ginger and Scallion Crab - This delicious and easy Chinese recipe makes restaurant-worthy ginger and scallion Dungeness crab at home.

Remember that scene in Pretty Woman when Julia Roberts was trying to devour her escargot and it flew across the table?

I had that exact “Pretty Woman” moment–a disgraceful and embarrassing one I must say–at a Chinese restaurant recently. It was a plate of mouth-watering ginger and scallion crab, and the character in play was a succulent crab claw, the last one remaining.

The culprit was a crab cracker. Being my clumsy self, coupled with the sin of gluttony, my crab claw flew across the table and landed on the carpet at a sad and dark corner of the restaurant. And there was no waiter to catch it for me!

Throughout the dinner, I kept looking down at the poor crab claw that I almost had in my mouth. It was a huge and beautiful crab claw. The shell was perfectly cracked and revealed the juicy meat inside. Drool…mmmm….I was this close to eating that crab claw. Darn it.

Other Recipes You Might Like

Enjoy Dungeness crab with these crab recipes on Rasa Malaysia:

Roasted crab with butter and black pepper
My mom’s famous chili crab
Black Pepper Crab – A Malaysian and Singaporean favorite

Chinese Ginger and Scallion Crab

When I was grocery shopping today and saw that Dungeness crab was on sale for $3.99 per pound, I knew exactly what I was going to make–ginger and scallion crab.

If you’ve been to a real Chinese restaurants in the United States, I am sure you are familiar with ginger and scallion crab (姜葱蟹).

Crabs are mostly prepared two ways in these Chinese restaurants: ginger and scallion or salt and pepper crab. Personally, I love the wok-hei infused ginger and scallion crab.

In my opinion, ginger and scallion are perfect matches made for Chinese stir-fry dishes–be it seafood or meat. (Previously on Rasa Malaysia, I had dished up ginger and scallion chicken.)

Ingredients for Ginger and Scallion Crab Sauce

This easy recipe requires just a few simple ingredients to create the sauce:

Oyster Sauce
White Pepper Powder
Sesame Oil
Sugar
Water
Corn Starch
Fish Sauce

That’s it!

Eating out, ginger and scallion crab is rather pricey but I spend less than $6 making it at home. If you think that ginger and scallion crab is one of those dishes that is better served at Chinese restaurants, think twice. The recipe is very easy and takes only a few basic ingredients.

As for me, not only did I have my fix of ginger and scallion crab, I had two crab claws all to myself. And no, they didn’t fly across the table this time. ;)

What Dishes to Serve with this Recipe?

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How Many Calories Per Serving?

This recipe is only 68 calories per serving.

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