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Singaporean Chilli Crab
Singapore's iconic chilli and tomato sauce crab — scooped up with fried mantou buns. Stirring the beaten egg in at the very end, so it sets in loose ribbons, is what gives the sauce its silky finish.
Total time
45 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Singaporean
Ingredients
1.5kgfresh mud crab or Dungeness crab, cleaned and halved
4 tbspsambal oelek
4 tbspketchup
2 tbspsoy sauce
1 tbspsugar
200mlchicken stock
4 clovesgarlic
3 cmginger
4spring onions
2eggs, beaten
3 tbspoil
fried mantou bunsto serve
Instructions
1
Blend garlic, ginger and spring onion.
2
Fry paste in oil 2 minutes.
3
Add sambal, ketchup, soy, sugar and stock.
4
Add crab pieces. Toss to coat.
5
Cover and cook 12–15 minutes until crab is cooked.
6
Stir in beaten eggs — they should set in ribbons.
7
Serve with fried mantou.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
172
Protein
4.8g
Fat
12.8g
Carbs
10.6g
Fiber
0.6g
Sodium
799mg
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