A seafood dish in Singapore, Mud Crabs used mostly which are fried in a chili tomato sauce, not very spicy though, but rich in flavors. The sweetness and the tenderness of the crab with the savory taste of the tomato adding to it, the spiciness of the chili is a must try.
Also, it is one of the World’s 50 most delicious food according to the list.
Ingredients
Crab : 1
Salt : 1/4 tbsp
Vegetable Oil :1/4 cup
Tomato Pas sate: 1 cup
Fish Stock / Chicken Stock/ Water : 1 cup
White Vinegar : 1 tbsp
Soy Sauce : 1 tbsp
1 tbsp Cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp of cold water
Egg: 1
Butter : 20 g
Spring Onions
Small Chilies
Coriander Leaves
grated Palm Sugar : 2 tbsp
Base Paste
Brown Onions Sliced : 1
Garlic Cloves : 4 to 5
Chilies : 7
Ketchup- 1 tbsp
( Blend it all together )
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Preparation
Take a large mud crab and clean it. You can put it in a freezer for an hour before preparing it and cut it accordingly.
Heat Oil in a wok in a medium flame.
Fry the base paste for 5 mins until the oil gets separated and the raw aroma goes off.
Add the crab and put salt until it changes its color.
Then add the other ingredients like vinegar, soy sauce, palm sugar, any preferred stock, tomato pas sate.
Cover the Wok and put in low flame for 15 minutes.
Now remove the crab pieces and add the cornflour mixture, egg, butter, and spring onions on to the curry.
Then garnish it with chili and coriander.
Serve it hot.
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