Singaporean Black Pepper Crab

The summer vacation is on and people are out on vacation trying to relax and rejuvenate themselves. 

My family has always prefered the winter vacations but that's another story. I remember my last vacation to Singapore known for its beauty, discipline lifestyle and more important its world cuisine enjoyed by all Singaporeans and foreigners on a daily basis.

Singaporean Crabs is a specialty and I had the opportunity of having it on two occasions in my short stay.

Enjoyed the atmosphere at East Coast and the food at Long Beach restaurant.

Singaporean black pepper crab, it was great taste and fresh crabs.

 Here then is the recipe of the dish, very simple to cook and tasty too.

Ingredients:

• 4 mud crabs.
• 2 tbsp back pepper roasted and coarsley powdered.
• 2 tbsp schezwan pepper roasted and coarsley powdered.
• 2star anise  powdered.
• 2 tbsp white pepper powder.
• 1 tsp fennel powder.
• 2 cloves powdered.
• 1/2 inch cinamon powdered
• 50 gms butter.
• 4  tbsp finely chopped garlic.
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce.
• 1/2 cup Chinese rice Wine or a Dry White Wine.
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or water
• Peanut oil to Deep fry and 2 tbsp for cooking

Method:

• If you have to clean the crabs at home, put them in the freezer for 2 hrs.
• Now with the end of a spoon put it near the end where a triangle like cover is seen.
• Push the spoon in and turn the upper shell will come off.
• Now remove the hair like gills from the main crab. With the help of a chopper chop the crab vertically in two.
• Wash and clean under running water .
• Heat oil for deep fry.
• Deep fry the crabs and the legs and keep aside.
• In a wok heat 2 tbs oil and 50 gms butter, to this add chopped garlic and let it brown.
• Now add all the dry powdered masalas, stir fry for a minute
• Add the oyster sauce, wine and stock or water
• Add very little salt as sauces and crabs are already salty.
• Now add the fried crabs and stir fry till the sauces coat the crabs.
• Serve the crabs with egg fried rice.

 

You can also enjoy just the crabs. Its great fun with lots of friends or family.

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