CHILLI BLUE SWIMMER CRAB
Serves
4
Preparation
10
minutesCooking Time
15
minutesIngredients
4 4 raw blue swimmer crabs, cleaned (quartered by our fishmongers) – can swap seafood to raw prawns, scampi or bugs
2 Tbsp 2 peanut or vegetable oil
4 4 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tsp 3 finely grated fresh ginger
1 1/2 1 1/2 – 2 Tbsp sambal oelek* (to your taste)
1 cup 1 tomato passata/purée
2 Tbsp 2 salt-reduced soy sauce
1/3 cup 1/3 Chinese cooking wine
3 3 green onions (shallots), trimmed and sliced diagonally
Method
- Lightly crack the very large crab claws and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large wok over medium-high heat until hot.
- Add garlic, ginger and sambal oelek. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add tomato passata, soy sauce and Chinese cooking wine. Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes until boiling.
- Add crab and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. Repeat covering and stir-frying until crab meat is cooked through and shells turn pink. Toss through green onions and serve.
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