Name: Ginger chilli crab
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 4 uncooked blue swimmer crabs, cleaned, quartered; 2 tablespoon grated ginger; 3 small red chillies, finely chopped; 3 clove garlic, finely chopped; 2 large tomatoes, finely chopped; 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar; 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves, plus extra, to serve

Ginger chilli crab

This dish is the ultimate weekend indulgence. Enjoy sweet, juicy crab is beautiful cooked in it's shell in a fragrant Asian ginger and chilli sauce.

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

10M

Total

30M

Ingredients

1/4 cup vegetable oil

4 uncooked blue swimmer crabs, cleaned, quartered

2 tablespoon grated ginger

3 small red chillies, finely chopped

3 clove garlic, finely chopped

2 large tomatoes, finely chopped

1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves, plus extra, to serve

Method

1.Heat oil in a large wok or frying pan on high. Stir-fry crab segments 4-5 minutes, tossing gently until shells change colour (to orangey-red) and are almost cooked through.

2.Add ginger, chilli and garlic to wok. Stir-fry 1 minute, until fragrant. Stir in tomato, vinegar and coriander. Stir-fry 2-3 minutes, until cooked, tossing frequently. Serve crab with sauce and extra coriander.

To prepare crab, pull back the V-shaped tail flap and lever off the top shell from the body. Remove and discard stringy white gills on either side of the body. Chop crab into quarters, using a cleaver.
Note

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