a few ways to cook crab. We can simply fry, boil, steam or grill them with simple marinades, or cook them with herbs and spices. In Malay cooking, we like to cook our crab with chillies. Some even put coconut milk to add extra smooth texture and flavour to the crabs. Some add a few spoonful of curry paste and curry leaves to give the dish a more kick. There are many ways you can cook or add flavours to your cooking. But today, I will share with you a simple recipe that is easy to make but yet very fulfilling, which we normally eat with rice. Here we go! Ingredients
1/2 kg crabs
8 fresh red chillies, pounded (can substituted with dry chillies)
5 cloves garlic, pounded
3 tbsp cooking oil
Coriander for garnishing
3 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp of sugar, or according to taste
Salt, according to taste
1 tbsp soya bean paste
1 cup water
1 tbsp corn flour
1 tsp lime juice
Coriander leaves
Methods
1. Pound garlic and chilli.
2. Heat the oil in a wok, and fry the garlic and chilli till fragrant. Then add in crab and stir-fry for a minute or two.
3. In another bowl, mix the tomato ketchup, salt, sugar, soya bean paste, water and corn flour to make the sauce.
4. Add the sauce mixture to the crabs, and stir well for two minutes. Cover the wok and simmer over high heat for five to seven minutes till the crab shell turns bright red.
5. Remove cover, and add in the lime juice. Garnish with coriander leaves and chilli slices.
6. Serve with rice while still hot.
*Serve 1-2 people
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