Singapore Chile Crabs

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 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.