Singapore-Style Chili Crabs

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food 911Episode: Wine Country Asian

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (5)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(5)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 appetizer servings

Times:

Prep: 7 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 17 min

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Ingredients

2 whole cooked Dungeness crabs
1/4 cup tomato ketchup
2 tablespoons hot chili paste
2 tablespoons oyster sauce or Indonesian soy sauce
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce or regular soy sauce
1 tablespoon tamarind paste
3 tablespoons peanut oil
4 scallions, sliced thin
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 serrano chile, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish

Directions

Pull the main shell off the crab and discard it. Remove the gray gills and the soft insides. Cut the body in half and then cut between each leg. Crack the legs and claws with the back of the knife or a hammer and set aside.

In a bowl mix the ketchup, chili paste, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and tamarind paste; thin it with 1/4 cup water and set aside. Pour the oil into a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add the scallion, ginger, garlic, 1/2 the chile, and cilantro and cook for 1 minute. Add the crab and stir-fry for another minute. Pour in the sauce and continue cooking, stirring often, until the crab has absorbed the sauce and the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.

Put onto a platter and garnish with the rest of the chile and cilantro. Serve with plenty of napkins!

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recipe Singapore-Style Chili Crabs
KARNIYATI rochester, NY 06-10-2006
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Indonesian soy sauce
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

As an Indonesian woman, I can tell you that oyster sauce is completely different than Indonesian soy sauce (they aren't even... close!). In fact, there are two different kinds of Indonesian soy sauce - Kecap Manis, which is thick and sweet, and Kecap Asin, which is thin and salty (but not the same as regular soy sauce). Depending on which one you choose, you could make the recipe three different ways! Which one is it, Tyler?Read more
recipe Singapore-Style Chili Crabs
Anonymous 05-16-2006
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Crablicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Not too hard, and you can always vary the recipe to your taste.
recipe Singapore-Style Chili Crabs
Mary Beth Dos Vientos Ranch, CA 04-29-2006
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Heaven!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband made this for me for dinner. I can usually only eat 1/2 of a Dungeness crab, but we devoured two in one sitting... and I was scraping the leftover sauce off the serving platter. (Yes, I have no shame when it comes to food.) This is perfect summer food, messy and flavorful. Wear a bib and bring lots of napkins!Read more
recipe Singapore-Style Chili Crabs
BETH Wichita, KS 01-18-2005
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authentically superb
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Tyler, I want to work with/for you. Made this and it even impressed my Asian friends who tried it. Only problem was I didn't... make more! So easy and so good, as usual, as with all your recipes I have tried. Thankyou againRead more
recipe Singapore-Style Chili Crabs
DENA Hendersonville, TN 01-15-2005
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crabs
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

my, my, my are we a little jealous of ole Tyler or what! Now, I haven't tried this recipe yet but I am going to...and as for... them stealing the recipe off the internet, so what..someone wants to know how to cook something, they do research and find what they might think is the best recipe and go and show them how to make it. They have to start somewhere. What is original these days anyway. You even said that the one on the internet is easier and better, well then, it must not be the exact same recipe now is it..Read more