Crab In Garlic And Pepper Sauce Recipe

(Cua Ran Muoi)

Ingredients : Serves 4 - 6

6 to 7 (1 1/2 kg)

3 tablespoons

1 tablespoon

1/2 teaspoon

125 ml (1/2 cup)

Live crabs, plunged in boiling water to stun them

Oil

Chopped garlic

Freshly ground black pepper

Salt

Sugar

Spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced

Water or chicken stock

Method :

To clean the crabs. lift up the shell and scoop out the yellow roe. Set aside.
Cut off the tip of each leg, but leave the claws and legs attached.
With a sharp cleaver, chop the crabs in half lengthways.
Heat the oil in a wok over high heat and stir-fry the garlic and pepper until fragrant, about 2 minutes before adding the salt, sugar and spring onions and stir-fry another 2 minutes.
Sprinkle in half of the water and stir before covering the wok.
Cook another 8 or 10 minutes until the crab legs turn red.
Add the rest of the water and stir-fry another 5 minutes more.
Remove from the heat and serve.