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Spicy crab balls with oyster sauce

Name: Spicy crab balls with oyster sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: /asian, /italian
Ingredients: 12 dried shiitake mushrooms; 2 small red chillies, seeded, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 250g raw fresh crab meat; 300g minced pork; 1 egg white, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 onions, sliced; 2cm piece ginger, cut into thin strips; 1.25L (5 cups) fish stock; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, plus extra to serve; 300g egg noodles, cooked; 6 baby bok choy, halved, steamed; Coriander, to garnish

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Spicy crab balls explode with flavour in this soothing aromatic broth soup.

12 dried shiitake mushrooms
2 small red chillies, seeded, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
250g raw fresh crab meat
300g minced pork
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 onions, sliced
2cm piece ginger, cut into thin strips
1.25L (5 cups) fish stock
2 tablespoons oyster sauce, plus extra to serve
300g egg noodles, cooked
6 baby bok choy, halved, steamed
Coriander, to garnish

Method

1.

Soak mushrooms in boiling water for 10 minutes. Place half the chilli and two thirds of garlic in a bowl with the crab, pork and eggwhite. Season, mix well and roll into 18 balls. Cover, chill for 15 minutes.
2.

Heat oil in a large pan over low heat. Add onion, remaining chilli and garlic, and ginger.
3.

Stir for 1-2 minutes until softened. Add stock and drained mushrooms and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add balls and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Stir in oyster sauce and cook for a further 2 minutes.
4.

Divide noodles, bok choy, balls and mushrooms among bowls. Drizzle with extra oyster sauce and garnish with coriander.