Recipe: Yummy Chili Crab

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Chili Crab. Chilli crab is a Singaporean seafood dish. Mud crabs are commonly used and are stir-fried in a semi-thick, sweet and savoury tomato-and-chilli-based sauce. Despite its name, chilli crab is not a very spicy dish.

I used ABC brand hot chili sauce.

I found that I didn't need to adjust my flavorings, but you may want to.

With its Singapore Chilli Crab and Black Pepper Crab as the "star dishes", its reputation grew, as did the number of outlets.

You can have Chili Crab using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chili Crab

  1. It’s 1 kg of crab.

  2. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Chinese 4 spice.

  3. It’s 1 head of Garlic.

  4. You need 1/4 cup of Oyster Sauce.

  5. It’s 1/4 cup of Banana Catsup.

  6. You need 2 tbsp of Butter.

  7. It’s 1/2 cup of Soda.

  8. It’s 2 tbsp of Brown Sugar.

  9. Prepare 5 stick of Green Finger Chili.

  10. Prepare 2 stick of Onion leeks or Spring Onion.

  11. It’s 1 tbsp of Veg. Oil.

  12. It’s 1 small of Ginger (julienne).

Chilli crab is a Singapore national dish that many locals and foreigners love.

Although the crab is what we crave, the sauce is usually the main highlight of the dish.

Chilli crabs don't come cheap, but here we are to provide you a comprehensive price guide!

This low fat, spicy crab dish is a versatile street-food style recipe that can be adapted to your liking.

Chili Crab instructions

  1. Wash the crab very carefully.

  2. Heat the wok, put in Oil and Butter.

  3. Add Ginger and Garlic, Saute put the Crab.

  4. Add Oyster Sauce, Catsup, Soda, Chinese 4 Spice, Brown Sugar.

  5. Simmer for a minute, add half of the Chilies (sliced).

  6. Add pinch of Salt and Pepper.

  7. Top with Half of the Chilies and Onion Leeks.

The best chilli crabs with thick savoury sauce just like those served at hawker stalls in Look no further for an easy crab recipe.

Authentic chilli crabs like those in Singapore.

Chili Crab - Very popular dish in Malaysia and Singapore.

This is an easy chili crab recipe that Singapore Chili Crab is really popular outside Southeast Asian countries.

Eating chilli crab is a messy business and requires you to leave decorum at the door.