Spicy Crabs Songkhla Style

Spicy Crabs Songkhla Style

Ingredients:

(A)

 3 flower crabs

Some corn flour for coating

  (B)

5 shallots

 3 pieces bird chilies (cili padi)

3 pieces big red chilies

 2 stalks lemongrass

 3cm ginger

(C)

1 tablespoon curry powder

 1 tablespoon chili paste

 1 tablespoon oyster sauce

 1 tablespoon chili sauce

(D)

 1 tablespoon tamarind paste (asam jawa)

*pour in 50ml hot water, mix and set aside for few minutes before squeezing the juice)

 250ml water

*you might need less if you prefer less sauce

Salt and sugar to taste

1 egg, lightly beaten

Methods:

~Preparation

1. Clean and wash the crabs. Cut each crab into 6 pieces. Coat the cut surface with some cornflour (only coat when about to fry).

 2. Mill ingredients (B) till fine paste. 

~Cooking

1. Heat wok, add in 2-3 tablespoons cooking oil. Arrange crab pieces in wok (facing the coated surface directly in hot oil). Fry till turn golden brown. Dish up and set aside.

*Instead of deep fry in hot oil (which used a lot of oil!), we can choose pan fry to seal the meat.

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