Chilli Crab

Name: Chilli Crab
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Side dish
Ingredients: 2 Mud Crabs; 16 Fried Mantou; Coriander Leaves; 2 Eggs; 1/3 cup Tomato Ketchup; 3 Tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Tau Cheo; 1/3 cup Cooking Oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 250 ml Boiling Water; 8 Dried Chillies; 6 Candlenuts; 5 Red Chillies; 5 Shallots; 5 cloves Garlic; 4 slices Galangal; 1 stalk Lemongrass; 2 Tbsp Belacan

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Level

difficult

Cooking

-46 min

Preparation

60 min

Ingredients

Servings

Mud Crabs purchase in-store	2
Fried Mantou	16
Coriander Leaves for garnish
Sauce
Eggs beaten	2
Tomato Ketchup	¹⁄₃ cup
Sugar	3 tbsp
Tau Cheo	1 tsp
Cooking Oil	¹⁄₃ cup
Salt	¹⁄₂ tsp
Boiling Water	250 ml
Chilli Paste
Dried Chillies deseeded and rehydrated in water	8
Candlenuts	6
Red Chillies deseeded	5
Shallots peeled	5
Garlic peeled	5 cloves
Galangal	4 slices
Lemongrass	1 stalk
Belacan toasted	2 tbsp

How to cook

Prepare the crabs

Clean the crabs and remove gills.
Cut the crabs into quarters then set aside.

Prepare the chilli paste

Place the shallots, garlic, red chillies, dried chillies, lemongrass, candlenuts, galangal and belacan in a food processor and blend into a smooth paste.