Chilli crab

Chilli crab

Ingredients

3 uncooked blue swimmer crabs (see notes)

2 tbsp peanut oil

½ red onion, thinly sliced

2 long red chillies, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 piece ginger, grated

2 spring onions, cut into batons

3 tomatoes, chopped

2 tbsp Chinese rice wine (shaohsing) (see notes)

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp kecap manis (see notes)

3 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded

1 cup coriander leaves

Directions

Step 1

Cut each crab into 6, using a cleaver, and make a few cracks in the shell of each piece using the blunt side of the knife.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a wok over high heat until it starts to smoke. Add onion, chilli, garlic, ginger and spring onion, then stir-fry for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add the crab and toss to combine.

Step 3

Add tomato, rice wine, sugar and kecap manis, then toss to combine. Cover and steam for 4 minutes or until crab is cooked.

Step 4

Serve immediately topped with kaffir lime leaf and coriander.

With thanks to taste.com.au