Singapore chilli crab
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Loading... - Hisoka Teruya
- 27 Sep 2022
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Recreate the flavours of Singapore chilli crab at home. It's a lot quicker and easier than you might think.
15 Ingredients
4 uncooked blue swimmer crabs
1 tbsp peanut oil
2 long fresh red chillies, seeded, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp finely grated fresh galangal
1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped
1/4 cup (60ml) tomato sauce
1/4 cup (60ml) sweet chilli sauce
2 tbsp shaoxing wine or sherry
2 tbsp kecap manis
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp finely grated palm sugar
1 bunch green onions, trimmed, thinly sliced
1 bunch coriander, leaves picked
Steamed jasmine rice, to serve
Method Steps
Step 1
To segment the crab, lift the triangular tail flap on the underside of the body and holdWith. the other hand, pull off the top part of the shell. Discard the top shell. Remove and discard the spongy, finger-like gills. Cut the body into quarters. Use a nutcracker or the blunt edge of a large knife to crack the large claws.
Step 2
Heat the oil in a wok over high heat until just smoking. Add the crab and stir-fry for 10 minutes or until the shell changes colour and meat turns white. Read More…
