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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a Chinese dish which is very popular in Malaysia.It has a sweet-sour and a little bit spicy taste to it. Ingredients:
1 kg crab (cleaned and quatered) |
1 cup oil |
1 onion, sliced (optional) |
1 (450 ml) can cubed tomatoes |
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
3 teaspoons soy sauce |
3 tablespoons brown sugar |
1 tablespoon sherry wine (optional) or 1 tablespoon rice wine (optional) |
2 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with |
1/2 cup water |
salt |
1 egg white, beaten |
3 cm ginger |
4 garlic cloves |
2 medium red chilies |
5 sprigs spring onions |
2 cm ginger, cut into thin strips |
sesame oil |
Directions:
1. Heat oil in wok over high heat,when hot, fry crabs.
2. in batches for 2 minutes each batch.
3. Remove and keep aside.
4. LOwer heat slightly,add onion and ground ingredients and stir fry for 3 minutes.
5. Add canned tomatoes,sugar,soy sauce,cayenne pepper,Sherry and let simmer for another 5 minutes or till tomatoes are very soft and starts to form a gravy.
6. Check seasonings,add more salt if necessary.
7. Add Crabs and Cornstarch mixture and stir fry for another 4 to 5 minutes or till mixture start to thicken,remove from heat.
8. Stir in beaten egg white.
9. Remove to a serving dish.
10. Garnish with sliced spring onions and ginger strips.
11. Top with 2 to 3 dashes of sesame oil.
12. Serve warm with hot rice or bread.
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