Chilli Crab

Name: Chilli Crab
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1.5kg mud crab or blue swimmer crabs, cleaned and halved; 4 tbsp sambal chilli paste; 400g crushed tomatoes; 3 tbsp tomato ketchup; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 eggs, beaten; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 spring onions, sliced; 1 handful coriander

Singapore's iconic chilli crab — sweet mud crab in a rich, spicy tomato and egg sauce — messy and magnificent.

Total time

40 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Asian

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5kgmud crab or blue swimmer crabs, cleaned and halved

4 tbspsambal chilli paste

400gcrushed tomatoes

3 tbsptomato ketchup

2 tbspsugar

2 tbsplight soy sauce

2eggs, beaten

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

4 tbspvegetable oil

2spring onions, sliced

1 handfulcoriander

Instructions

Heat oil in a large wok over high heat.

Fry garlic, ginger and sambal paste 2 minutes until fragrant.

Add crab pieces, toss to coat in paste and cook 5 minutes.

Add crushed tomatoes, ketchup, sugar and soy sauce.

Cover and cook 8 minutes until crab is cooked through.

Drizzle beaten eggs into the sauce while stirring to create egg threads.

Scatter with spring onions and coriander, serve with mantou buns to mop up sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

213

Protein

5.2g

Fat

16.3g

Carbs

13g

Fiber

1.7g

Sodium

492mg

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