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Gimme Chili Crab

Gimme Chili Crab
Cook Time
15 min
Yields
4 servings

Seafood lovers, ahoy! Gimme Chili Crab is packed with shrimp, oyster sauce, crab, fish sauce and a kick of spice.

The following recipe was provided by a competitor from Food Network’s Family Cook Off. This recipe has not been tested. If you have made this recipe, make a comment or rate it now.

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ingredients

Gimme Chili Crab

2
cooked Dungeness crabs
2
Tbsp chili paste
3
Tbsp minced garlic
3
Tbsp minced shallot
1
Tbsp minced ginger
2
Tbsp vegetable oil, plus a little extra

Sauce

½
cup ketchup
1 ½
cup water
2
Tbsp Thai fish sauce
½
cup Asian sweet chili sauce
2
Tbsp lime juice
2
large eggs, lightly beaten
1
Tbsp cornstarch

Garnish

3
green onions, chopped into 1 inch lengths
cilantro, for garnish
fresh Thai basil, for garnish

Spinach with Shallot and Dried

2
Tbsp vegetable oil
1
bag cleaned baby spinach
1
large shallot, minced finely
¼
cup whole dried shrimp, minced finely
1
Tbsp sugar
1
tsp ground white pepper
2
Tbsp premium oyster sauce
1
Tbsp light soy sauce
deep-fried onions or garlic for garnish (available at Asian markets)
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directions

Step 1

Clean the crab by pulling off the top shells, being careful to reserve the liquid and fatty contents contained under the shells.

Step 2

Remove the gills and discard. Cut into quarters.

Step 3

Combine the garlic, shallots, ginger and chili with a little oil in a food processor or mortar and pestle to form a paste.

Step 4

Combine the sauce ingredients in a bowl.

Step 5

Heat the wok over moderately high heat, adding 2 tablespoons of oil. (30 ml)

Step 6

Add the chili paste and stir fry for 1 minute.

Step 7

Add the crab and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 8

Add the sauce ingredients to the wok and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 9

Add the reserved juices and fatty bits from the crab shell to the sauce, being sure to scrape out the shells as much as possible.

Step 10

Transfer the crabs to serving dish.

Step 11

Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of water. (30 ml)

Step 12

Bring the sauce to a boil, then stir in the cornstarch and water. Stir until thickened.

Step 13

Add the beaten egg in a stream, and cook for 1 minute.

Step 14

Pour sauce over crab and garnish with green onion, basil, and cilantro.

Step 15

Serve with steamed rice.

Step 16

Combine the sauce ingredients in a bowl.

Step 17

Heat oil in a hot wok.

Step 18

Add the minced shallot and dried shrimp. Stir fry until shallot is slightly golden.

Step 19

Add the spinach, and turn constantly in the wok.

Step 20

Add the soy and oyster sauce and continue stirring.

Step 21

Sprinkle sugar and white pepper, and continue to stir until spinach is just wilted.

Step 22

Remove from wok and plate. Garnish with deep fried onions and serve with the chili crab.

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