I've made this dish with more light gravy, so light that you can even drink it on its own like drinking soup. The fact that this dish is a little soup~py has win my hubby's heart. He loves this dish.
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STEAMED CRAB CHINESE STYLE
Ingredients:
2 medium sized mud crabs
5cm ginger
1 stalk spring onion
1 pc red chilli
Sauce:
1 Tbsp fish sauce
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 cup hot water
1 Tbsp Shao Hsing Hua Tiao wine
1 Tbsp Shao Hsing Hua Tiao wine (Add in after steaming)
2 medium sized mud crabs
5cm ginger
1 stalk spring onion
1 pc red chilli
Sauce:
1 Tbsp fish sauce
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 cup hot water
1 Tbsp Shao Hsing Hua Tiao wine
1 Tbsp Shao Hsing Hua Tiao wine (Add in after steaming)
Method:
1. To prepare crabs, take off the carapace from its body, follow by the claws. By using a knife, cut the remaining body (leggy part) into two parts. Remove the stomach sac, apron and feathery gills. Scrub and clean these crabs thoroughly. Crack the claws.
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3. Arrange the chopped crabs nicely on a shallow bowl. Scatter the ginger, red chilli and spring onions on top. Steam for 10 mins.
4. Pour 1 Tbsp Shao Hsing Hua Tiao wine on the crabs before serving.
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