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Garlic and Chilli Mud Crab
A whole mud crab stir-fried hard and fast in garlic, ginger and chilli — an Aussie Chinese-restaurant classic. Keeping the wok screaming hot throughout sears the shell and locks the sauce onto the meat instead of steaming it soft.
Ingredients
Instructions
Heat oil in a large wok over high heat. Add garlic, ginger and chilli. Fry 30 seconds.
Add crab pieces. Stir-fry on high heat for 5 minutes.
Add oyster sauce, soy, fish sauce, sugar and stock.
Cover and cook 8-10 minutes until crab is cooked through.
Garnish with spring onion and coriander.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
