Sweet & Sour Spicy Crabs - 甜 酸 辣 酱 炒 蟹

Ingredients: (Serving 3-4 pax.)

1 kg+               Crabs

1 pc                 Egg.  (Beaten)
2 tbsp              Oil

Seasoning:

1 tbsp              Shao Hsing Wine.
                        Salt.
                        Pepper.

Gravy Ingredients:

1 pc                  Ginger. (3"length)                  -) All chopped
1 big clove        Garlic.                                   -)
5 nos.               Shallots.                                -) and blended
2 stalks             Lemon Grass. (Serai)            -)
5 pcs                Chilli Padi                              -)
1 pc                  Big Red Chilli                        -)

Gravy Solutions:

1 1/2 tsp          Salt.        -) To own  -) All add to gravy ingredients
1 tbsp              Vinegar.  -)              -) to make a
2 1/2 tbsp        Sugar.     -) taste     -) gravy paste

Cornflour Solution:

2 tsp                Cornflour.    -) Mix
250 ml             Water.         -) well
20 ml               Coconut Milk.

Methods:

1.             Cut crabs into half. Use a pestle to hit the claws of crabs till you can see
                cracks on it will do, so as the flesh will absorb the flavour & an easier
                way to eat. Put in a big bowl, add in seasoning to marinate for 5 mins.

2.            For the gravy ingredients, chopped & blend all of them, then, mix
               everything together. Add in also gravy solutions.

3.            Heat up wok with 2 tbsp oil, put in gravy paste to saute a little.

4.          Add in crabs, stir fry well in the gravy paste for 3 mins.

5.           Now add in cornflour solutions, stir well & let simmer for another 3 mins.

6.           Starts pouring in the beaten egg, stir fry well and lastly add in the coconut
              milk. Once it bubbles, turn off heat.

7.           Dish out on a plate and served.