Chilli Crabs (HOT)

Ingredients

(A) To Blender
1 Big Onion
2 Shallots
2 Cloves Garlic
Ginger - Thumb Size
Shrimp Paste/Belacan - 1 Tablespoon full

(B) To Blender
20 dried chilli - cook them in hot water, drain the water and blend with a little water into a paste

Lemongrass - crush the tip
Tamarind pulp - soak in 1 cup of water, mix it well to extract the juice
Oyster Sauce
Tomato Sauce
Salt/Sugar
Palm Sugar
3 Tomato - Cut into wedges


Crabs - 2 lbs. mud crab (dungeness crab or stone crab is a great substitute) Wash crabs and separate claws from body. Crack the shell and cut the body into 4 to 6 pieces.

Method

1. Heat up the wok in medium fire and put a little oil
2. Fry the blendered A ingredients till frangrant
3. Add in B and fry till the colour changes into dark red
4. Add in lemongrass,oyster sauce, tomato sauce, palm sugar, salt and cane sugar, tamarind juice
5. Crack an egg and stir into the mixture. This will thickens the gravy
6. Add crab pieces and fry until they turn red, about 4 minutes.
7. Add in tomato wedges.
8. Ready to serve

You can eat with fried mantous(chinese buns) or steamed rice.

Happy Trying