Singapore Chili Crabs

Name: Singapore Chili Crabs
Cuisine: Western

Features:

Cuisine:

Western

Directions

Ingredients :

½ cup ketchup

½ cup chicken broth

1 large egg

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as sambal oelek)

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 tablespoon tamarind paste

2 teaspoons fish sauce

2 teaspoons palm sugar

¼ cup minced shallot

6 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or more as needed

2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root

1 tablespoon minced serrano pepper

2 cooked Dungeness crabs, cleaned and cracked

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons sliced green onion (green part only)

Methods :

Step 1

Whisk ketchup, chicken broth, egg, soy sauce, chile-garlic sauce, oyster sauce, tamarind paste, fish sauce, and palm sugar together in a bowl.

Step 2

Stir shallots, garlic, oil, ginger, and serrano pepper together in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute until sizzling, about 2 minutes. Add crab to pot, cover the pot with a lid, and shake until crab is completely coated in shallot mixture. Remove lid and cook and stir until heated through, about 3 minutes.

Step 3

Pour ketchup mixture into pot, reduce heat to medium, and cook and stir until sauce thickens and crab is hot about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro and green onions.