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Sweet and Sour Crabs Recipe
by Cindy

Sweet and Sour Crabs

This sweet sour crabs were so delicious, we ate it with toasted bread, so yummy :) But the sauce seems not enough for us, next time I'll double up the sauce.
I used grated garlic and ginger, cause I wanted the gravy to be smooth, I don't like to bite the chopped garlic and ginger.

Rating: 4/5
Avg. 4/5 1 vote
Prep time: Asian
Cook time: Servings: 1

Goes Well With: toasted bread, white rice

Ingredients

  • 4 crabs about 1.5kg
  • Oil for deep frying
  • some cornflour
  • 11/2 tbsp grated garlic
  • 11/2 tbsp grated ginger
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • Sauce:
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 6 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 3 tbsp chilli sauce
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste

Directions

  1. Put the live crab into a plastic bag, tie up the bag, then put in freezer.
  2. Freeze it for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  3. Take out and wash clean the crabs.
  4. Put all the cleaned crabs into colander, let the water drips off.
  5. Heat a wok with oil,toss the crabs with some cornflour.
  6. Deep fry the crabs, until they turn red, and cooked. Dish and drain.
  7. Leave about 2 tbsp oil in a wok, stir-fry grated ginger and garlic until aromatic.
  8. Add in the sauce, let the sauce boils, then add in the fried crabs.
  9. Lastly thicken with eggs.Dish up and serve.