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Crab Cha Gio with Spicy Mango Dipping Sauce and Crab Noodle Salad (the Easier Dish) (Ming Tsai) Recipe

Crab Cha Gio with Spicy Mango Dipping Sauce and Crab Noodle Salad (the Easier Dish) (Ming Tsai) Recipe

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Crab Cha Gio with Spicy Mango Dipping Sauce and Crab Noodle Salad (the Easier Dish) (Ming Tsai)

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Ingredients:

Serving

2 lb maine crab leg meat, picked clean
2 cups, rehydrated mung bean noodles, cut into 2 to 3-inch lengths
1/2 cup sliced scallions, green part only
2 serrano chiles, de-stemmed and minced
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 tbsp fish sauce (3 crab)
2 limes, juiced
1/2 bunch picked thai basil leaves
1 package (12-inch) ban trang, rice paper
salt and black pepper , to taste
1 head red leaf lettuce
1/2 bunch fresh mint
1 ripe mango, peeled, roughly chopped
1 large shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp sambal
1 orange, juiced
2 tbsp canola oil
salt and black pepper , to taste

Directions:

Garnish:
In a large, chilled bowl, mix together the crab, noodles, scallions, chiles, cilantro, fish sauce, lime juice and basil. Check for seasoning. At this point, you have the Crab Salad finished. You can drizzle a little of the mango sauce to complete the plating. Now to finish the cha gio. Take the same mixture and roll it in rehydrated rice paper. Let rest, seam side down for 2 minutes. Fry at 375 degrees until golden brown.
PLATING Slice the cha gio on the bias and plate on a very small mound of the filling. Serve the sauce in a soy sauce dish. Use the red leaf lettuce to pick up the hot cha gio with your fingers. Garnish with the fresh mint.
SPICY MANGO DIPPING SAUCE:
In a blender, add the mangoes, shallots, vinegar, sambal and juice. Blend at high speed and add the oil. Season and check for seasoning.
BEVERAGE Tropical Sauvignon Blanc (NZ)

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	175.31 Kcal (734 kJ)
Calories from fat	25.24 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	2.8g	4%
Sodium	296.58mg	12%
Potassium	230.76mg	5%
Total Carbs	35.86g	12%
Sugars	7.6g	30%
Dietary Fiber	2.54g	10%
Protein	1.65g	3%
Vitamin C	26.5mg	44%
Iron	1.2mg	7%
Calcium	41.5mg	4%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	117.84 Kcal (493 kJ)
Calories from fat	16.96 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	1.88g	4%
Sodium	199.37mg	12%
Potassium	155.12mg	5%
Total Carbs	24.11g	12%
Sugars	5.11g	30%
Dietary Fiber	1.71g	10%
Protein	1.11g	3%
Vitamin C	17.8mg	44%
Iron	0.8mg	7%
Calcium	27.9mg	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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