Sweet Sour Chilli Crab

Assalamualaikum and good afternoon to all...

Today I just wanna share with u all this finger licking good recipe.Our menu for lunch today.

Ingredients:

4 medium crab or bigger
1 sprig of coriander (chopped for garnishing only)
1 tablespoon of sugar
2 tablespoons of tamarind juice- I used Adabi tamarind paste
Salt to taste
2 tablespoons of cooking oil
1/4 cup of water

Spice Paste:

8 dried red chilies (soaked in hot water and deseeded)
1 tablespoon of taucheo (soy bean paste/sauce)
3 cloves of garlic
1 inch of fresh ginger

Method:

~Clean the crab and chop it into pieces.

~Pound the spice paste with a mortar and pestle or grind them using a food processor. Make sure that the spice paste is finely blended or pounded.

~Soak the tamarind seeds in some warm water for 15 minutes. Extract the juice and discard the seeds.

~Heat up your wok and add cooking oil.

~Stir fry the spice paste until fragrant and spicy.

~Add the crab and 1/4 cup of water and do a quick stir. Cover the wok with its cover for 3 minutes.

~Add in sugar, tamarind juice, a little salt to taste and continue stirring for about 2 minutes or until all crab pieces turned red.

~Dish up, garnish with chopped scallions or coriander and serve hot.

*Use a mortar (or other similar kitchen tools) to crack the shells of the crab before cooking.

*You can also use this recipe for cooking crab claws. If you do, make sure you crack the claws before cooking so the spices infuse the meat.

Did you know?

Chilli crab is originated from Singapore and was created in 1950 by a Singaporean Chef and his wife.

Source: Notes, recipe & picture from Google and Rasa Malaysia