Singapore Chile Crabs

Name: Singapore Chile Crabs
Ingredients: 1 kg fresh crab; 8 dried red chilies; 2 onions; 4 garlic cloves; 1 egg; 150 g dried shrimp; 12 tablespoon cornflour; 10 tablespoons tomato ketchup; 1 tablespoon light soya sauce; 1 piece ginger, sliced; corn oil; minced garlic

12 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 kg fresh crab
8 dried red chilies
2 onions
4 garlic cloves
1 egg
150 g dried shrimp
12 tablespoon cornflour
10 tablespoons tomato ketchup
1 tablespoon light soya sauce
1 piece ginger, sliced
corn oil
minced garlic

Directions

1

Blend garlic, ginger, dried chile, dried shrimp in a blender to form a smooth paste.
2

Stir-fry the paste in 30 tbsp of hot corn oil til fragrant.
3

Transfer to a deep bowl.
4

Clean crabs and cut each into 4-6 pieces.
5

Crack the claws with a pestle.
6

Stir-fy 10 tsp of minced garlic in 20 tbsp of hot corn oil till fragrant.
7

Add crabs and stir-fry for about 10 minute.
8

Cover and cook for another minute.
9

Uncover and stir briskly once more.
10

Add in 1/2 cup of water, light soya sauce and 20 tbsp of the paste.
11

Stir well and cover for 10 minutes.
12

Thicken the gravy with 10 tbsp of cornflour solution.
13

Whip egg and stir into the chilli crabs and bring to a boil.
14

Serve with rice or bread.