Chili Crabs

Chili Crabs

Ingredients:

* 450g crabs, cleaned and bodies halved

A:

* 6 fresh red chilies
* 5 cloves garlic

B:

* 5 stalks spring onion
* 4-5 stalks coriander leaves

* 3 tbsp oil
* ½ tsp lime juice

Sauce:

* 3 tbsp tomato sauce
* 1 ½ tbsp sugar
* ¼ tsp salt
* 1 tsp salted soy bean paste, pounded
* 250ml water
* 1 ½ tsp cornflour
* ¼ tsp dark soy sauce


Making Chili Crabs
1. Blend ingredients A together to a coarse paste.
2. Cut ingredients B into 2 cm sections.
3. Mix sauce ingredients together.
4. In a wok, heat oil and stir-fry the garlic-chili paste for one minute. Add crab pieces. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes till shells turn slightly red.
5. Add sauce to the crabs and stir well for 2 minutes. Cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes till cooked. Add salt if necessary.
6. Stir in lime juice and add spring onions.
7. Remove and serve garnished with coriander leaves.