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Crab omelette

Name: Crab omelette
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 omelette
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 100g cooked brown crab meat (from good fishmongers – substitute cooked white crab meat, cooked chicken or cooked pork mince); 1 tbs fish sauce; 1/4 tsp finely grated palm sugar; 1/2 cup (125ml) sunflower oil; Sriracha, oyster sauce & 75g white crab meat (substitute cooked chicken or cooked pork mince), to serve; Juice of 1/2 a lemon; Juice of 1 lime; 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes; 2 tbs fish sauce; 1/4 bunch each coriander, mint & Thai basil, leaves picked; 2 spring onions, shredded; 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Oct 01, 2017

Bursting with fresh herbs and chilli heat, we're willing to bet you've never had an omelette like this one before. Recipe by Ben Cooper, from Chin Chin restaurant.

3 eggs
100g cooked brown crab meat (from good fishmongers – substitute cooked white crab meat, cooked chicken or cooked pork mince)
1 tbs fish sauce
1/4 tsp finely grated palm sugar
1/2 cup (125ml) sunflower oil
Sriracha, oyster sauce & 75g white crab meat (substitute cooked chicken or cooked pork mince), to serve

Hot and sour salad

Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Juice of 1 lime
1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes
2 tbs fish sauce
1/4 bunch each coriander, mint & Thai basil, leaves picked
2 spring onions, shredded
1 long red chilli, thinly sliced

Method

1.

For the salad, whisk lemon and lime juices, chilli flakes and fish sauce in a bowl. Add coriander, mint, Thai basil, spring onion and chilli, and toss to coat. Set aside.
2.

To make the omelette, lightly whisk eggs, brown crab meat, fish sauce and sugar in a bowl until just combined (you don’t want the eggs to break up entirely).
3.

Heat oil in a wok over high heat until smoking. Add egg mixture. When mixture starts to bubble, gently lift at the edges with a spatula. Cook for 40 seconds or until the base is golden. Tilt the wok and, using a slotted spatula or spoon, carefully flip omelette. Cook for 20 seconds or until just cooked. Remove and drain on paper towel, then roll up and transfer to a plate.
4.

Drizzle omelette with sriracha and oyster sauce, and top with white crab meat and hot and sour salad to serve.