Total: | 45 min |
Prep: | 15 min |
Cook: | 30 min |
Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Total: | 45 min |
Prep: | 15 min |
Cook: | 30 min |
Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 large live Dungeness crabs, each about 1 1/4 – 1 1/2 pounds
- 10-12 fresh red chiles, stemmed, seeded and chopped or 6 dried Asian chiles (3 inches long), stemmed, seeded, chopped and soaked in warm water to cover for 10 minutes, drained
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 1 tablespoon finely grated gingerroot
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus additional
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce, such as Nam Pla
- 1/3 cup Thai sweet chile sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch combined with 2 tablespoons water
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons sliced scallion for garnish
- Slices of white bread as an accompaniment, if desired
Instructions
- In a casserole or large pot of boiling salted water, add the crabs and cook them for about 1 minute, or until no longer moving. Drain and set aside until cool enough to handle.
- To clean the crabs pull off top shells; pull and twist off each apron; remove gills. With sharp knife cut crabs into quarters, rinse and drain.
- In mortor and pestle or small food processor pound or process chiles, garlic, shallots and ginger with a little oil if necessary.
- Combine all sauce ingredients.
- Heat a wok over moderately high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil and heat until hot. Add chili and garlic paste and stir-fry 1 minute. Add crabs and stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes or until shells turn red. Add sauce ingredients, bring to boil and simmer, covered, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer crabs to serving dish.
- Bring sauce in wok to a boil. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to wok. Simmer until thickened. Gradually add eggs in a stream, whisking, and cook for 1 minute. Pour sauce over crabs and garnish with scallion.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
Calories | 327 |
Total Fat | 9 g |
Saturated Fat | 1 g |
Carbohydrates | 21 g |
Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
Sugar | 10 g |
Protein | 41 g |
Cholesterol | 185 mg |
Sodium | 1421 mg |
Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
Calories | 327 |
Total Fat | 9 g |
Saturated Fat | 1 g |
Carbohydrates | 21 g |
Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
Sugar | 10 g |
Protein | 41 g |
Cholesterol | 185 mg |
Sodium | 1421 mg |