Yield: 4 people
Chili Crab
Chili Crab (Crab in Sour and Spicy Sauce) recipe - This rendition with the eggy, sweet, sour, and spicy sauce is perfect for entertaining guests or simply when you want to have a crab feast.
Ingredients
- 2 - 2.5 lbs. (1.3 kg-2 kg) Dungeness crab
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 3 garlic, minced
- 1 inch (2 cm) ginger, peeled and minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 egg, beaten
- Salt to taste
- 12 steamed buns or mantou
Sour and Spicy Sauce
- 5 tablespoons ketchup
- 5 tablespoons Lingham's Hot Sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese rice vinegar or lime juice to taste
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Clean the crab and cut into 6 pieces, drain the crab and discard the water seeping out of the crab. Pick out the tamale (or mustard) inside the crab shell, set aside. Discard the shell.
- Mix all the ingredients in the Sour and Spicy Sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Heat up a wok and add the oil. When the oil is heated, add the minced garlic and ginger and stir fry until aromatic or when they turn slightly brown. Add the crab and the tamale into the wok, stirring for about 10 seconds. Add the Sour and Spicy Sauce, stir to blend well with the crab. Cover the wok with its lid and let cook for about 4-5 minutes.
- Uncover the wok and slowly add the cornstarch mixture into the sauce. Stir the sauce until it thickens. Add the egg into the sauce and stir a few times so the egg is distributed evenly in the sauce. Cook for another 30 seconds or so, add salt to taste if needed. Dish out and serve immediately with the steaming hot buns.
Notes
Serve with Chinese steamed buns. Try my recipe!
I strongly recommend Lingham's Hot Sauce for the best result. You can purchase it online or at Asian grocery stores.
If you can't find Lingham's Hot Sauce, you can make this dish with Sriracha but do adjust the quantity according to your taste as Sriracha is very spicy. If you use Sriracha, do add sugar into the sauce.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
4 peopleAmount Per Serving Calories 415Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 8gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 40mgSodium 742mgCarbohydrates 58gFiber 3gSugar 11gProtein 9g