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Recipe: Singapore chilli crab

Sep 05 12:00am

Try Shangri-La Executive Sous Chef Raymond Yin's recipe for the nation's signature dish.
(serves 2)



Ingredients
1kg Live mud crab, cleaned and chopped
1tbsp Chinese wine
1 tbsp Sesame oil
500ml Chicken stock
Dash corn starch for thickening the sauce
1 egg

Ingredients for Seasoning
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1.2 tsp Black soya soauce
1/4 bottle Chilli sauce
1/4 bottle Tomato ketchup

Ingredients for Chilli sauce
50 ml Clamansi juice
1/4 tsp Red colouring
150g Fresh red chilli, finely blended
50g Garlic, finely blended
30g Ginger, finely blended

Method
In a wok, heat up about 10ml of cooking oil and brown the onion. Add in the crab and fry for 2mins. Pour in the Chinese wine and sesame oil.
Add in all the seasoning ingredients, chilli sauce ingredients and chicken stock. Cover and leave to cook for 7-10 mins.
Bring to the boil and add in the cornstarch and egg.
Serve immediately.

15 Comments Report Abuse
1. philharri5on - Sep 05 08:40am
Hi Guys, tell us how to clean and chop a live crab please?
2. lantek7 - Sep 05 11:49am
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3. mels.mania - Sep 05 02:12pm
Mmmmm... how do you clean and chop a live crab? How ghastly!!! Looks delish. Shangri-La Singapore is where I will have to go if I want to sample a bit.
4. hurriecaneharry2005 - Sep 05 03:52pm
hi guys tell how to cook a good crab the proper way from
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5. chantel84_veitch - Sep 05 04:56pm
I would like to know whether it is Mild, Medium or Hot??
6. statsy_aus - Sep 05 05:32pm
how hot? Ok i dare say you don't cook much! Start by adding a little of the chilli sauce and taste, then add to the degree of heat you would like it to be.
7. statsy_aus - Sep 05 05:33pm
oh and how to cut a crab? Most of the seafood outlets will do it for you. It takes them about 10 seconds.
8. x_crazydan_x - Sep 05 05:44pm
Yes, go to a good fish shop and get them to clean it. Don't buy pre-chopped up stuff, not fresh and taste not as good. If it is their nations signature dish, I would plan on going there to try it.
9. paintballal - Sep 05 06:11pm
Same way you do a chook.
Step one:- Cut the crabs head off.
10. fusionxjolene - Sep 05 08:22pm
Jumbo Seafood Restaurant in Singapore (East Coast) is where the BEST chilli crab is
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