Singaporean Recipe : Chili Crabs

Ingredients:

• 450g crabs, cleaned and bodies halved

A:

• 6 fresh red chilies
  
• 5 cloves garlic

B:

• 5 stalks spring onion
  
• 4-5 stalks coriander leaves

• 3 tbsp oil
  
• ½ tsp lime juice

Sauce:

• 3 tbsp tomato sauce
  
• 1 ½ tbsp sugar
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp salted soy bean paste, pounded
  
• 250ml water
  
• 1 ½ tsp cornflour
  
• ¼ tsp dark soy sauce

Directions:

1. Blend ingredients A together to a coarse paste.
2. Cut ingredients B into 2 cm sections.
3. Mix sauce ingredients together.
4. In a wok, heat oil and stir-fry the garlic-chili paste for one minute. Add crab pieces. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes till shells turn slightly red.
5. Add sauce to the crabs and stir well for 2 minutes. Cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes till cooked. Add salt if necessary.
6. Stir in lime juice and add spring onions.
7. Remove and serve garnished with coriander leaves.