Ingredients
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 7 tbsp peanut oil
- 2-3 shallots – minced (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 1/2 knob ginger – grated
- 6 medium garlic cloves – minced
- 4 thai chilies – minced
- 2 whole Mud or Dungeness crabs
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/2 cup hot-sweet chili sauce
- 1 large eggs – beaten
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1 cup Chinese parsley leaves
Chilli crab is one of the national dishes of Singapore. It involves cooking mud crabs in a stir-fry using a sweet and savory tomato-chilli sauce. Although it’s called chilli crab, the sauce is not that spicy; it has been called “sensuous” and “sweet”. This meal should be eaten Singapore style; diners should use their bare hands to crack the crab and savor the juicy meat and interesting chilli sauce. Things may get messy, so you might want to wear a bib.
Packing this for your lunch or your kid’s lunch? Make sure you pack them in an insulated kids lunch kit or in your kid’s lunch box.
Health Benefits
Crab meat is one of the most popular seafood menu items in the world. Hundreds of thousands of pounds of crab are fished out of the oceans every year. This is because crabs are not only delicious, they also make for extremely healthy eating. Consuming crab can help increase brain cognition, strengthen bones, improve the immune system by boosting its effectiveness, increase blood circulation, strengthen cardiovascular health, reduce inflammation, and even help detoxify the body.
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How to make Chilli Crab
Trivia Chilli crab was listed as 35 out of 50 on CNN's most delicious food list. |
