Chili Crab

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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.

Course: Malaysian Recipes

Cuisine: Crab

Keyword: Chili Crab

Servings: people

Calories: 415kcal

Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

2 - 2.5 lbs (1kg-1.25kg) Dungeness crab
3 tablespoons oil
3 garlic minced
1 inch (2.5cm) 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.

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