Main Asian

Chilli crab

Name: Chilli crab
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes
Ingredients: 3 uncooked blue swimmer crabs (see notes); 2 tbs peanut oil; 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced; 2 long red chillies, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2cm piece ginger, grated; 2 spring onions, cut into batons; 3 tomatoes, chopped; 2 tbs Chinese rice wine (shaohsing) (see notes); 1 tbs each brown sugar and kecap manis (see notes); 3 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded; 1 cup coriander leaves

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by Valli Little

delicious. team

Oct 03, 2015

There's nothing better than having friends and family around for a barbecue and sharing beautiful food. This recipe for chilli crab packs a punch of flavour.

3 uncooked blue swimmer crabs (see notes)
2 tbs peanut oil
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
2 long red chillies, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2cm piece ginger, grated
2 spring onions, cut into batons
3 tomatoes, chopped
2 tbs Chinese rice wine (shaohsing) (see notes)
1 tbs each brown sugar and kecap manis (see notes)
3 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded
1 cup coriander leaves

Method

1.

Cut each crab into 6, using a cleaver, and make a few cracks in the shell of each piece using the blunt side of the knife.
2.

Heat the oil in a wok over high heat until it starts to smoke. Add onion, chilli, garlic, ginger and spring onion, then stir-fry for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add the crab and toss to combine.
3.

Add tomato, rice wine, sugar and kecap manis, then toss to combine. Cover and steam for 4 minutes or until crab is cooked.
4.

Serve immediately topped with kaffir lime leaf and coriander.