Curried Stir-fried Crab
Curried Stir-fried Crab is a home-style seafood dish at difficulty 4/5 (Advanced), about 815 kcal. This is a home-style seafood dish with Thai style fusion. Ingredients and step-by-step instructions are below, with notes for home cooking.
4 / 5
★★★★☆
815 kcal
Ingredients
- Blue swimmer crab (also known: Mud crab, Meat crab)
- Curry cubes (recommended: Lehui Crab Roe Curry)
- Onion
- Coconut cream
- Egg
- Cornstarch (also known: Starch)
Steps
- After removing the crab lid, cut the crab in half crosswise. Gently crack the crab claws with the back of a knife. Dip the cut surfaces and crab claws in cornstarch, not too much. Sprinkle 5g of cornstarch into the crab lid to cover the crab roe and set aside.
- Chop the onion into small pieces and set aside.
- Chop the garlic and set aside.
- Boil a kettle of water and set aside.
- Heat a pan over fire and pour in about 20ml of cooking oil. Wait 10 seconds for the oil temperature to rise.
- Place the crabs in the pan with the cut side facing down. Fry for 20 seconds. This step mainly seals the crab roe and meat. Then flip them over and fry for 10 seconds on each side. After frying, remove the crabs and set aside.
- Place the crab lid in the pan. Use a spoon to scoop hot oil from the pan and pour it over the crab lid to sear the crab roe inside. Fry for 20 seconds, then remove and set aside.
- Do not wash the pan. Pour in 10ml of cooking oil again and turn the heat to high until the oil temperature rises to just slightly smoking. Add the chopped garlic and onion pieces, and stir-fry for 10 seconds.
- Put the curry cubes in the pan to stir and melt (10 seconds), then add the fried crabs, and stir to mix evenly.
- Pour in 300ml of boiling water and simmer for 3 minutes.
- After simmering, pour in the coconut cream and beaten egg white. Turn off the heat, and keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
- Serve.
Notes
This is a home-style seafood dish with Thai style fusion. Rich curry wraps around meaty crab, offering a rich crab roe aroma and the smooth texture of coconut cream. Crab is rich in high-quality protein and various trace elements, helping to replenish physical strength. The production process is clear; you just need to pay attention to searing the crab roe and constantly stirring the sauce after turning off the heat, making it quite friendly for people with some cooking experience. Generally, it takes about 30 minutes from preparation to serving.
Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★★★
Estimated Calories: 815 kcal
Calculation:
You need to determine how many servings you plan to make before cooking each time. One serving is just enough for 1 person.
Total Amount:
- 1 whole Meat Crab (approx. 300g) * Servings
- 15g Curry cubes (one small piece) * Servings
- 100ml Coconut cream * Servings
- 1 Egg * Servings
- 200g Onion * Servings
- 5 cloves Garlic * Servings
- For reference: [Teaching on how to make curry crab with thick sauce by a kitchenmaster from Macau for over 10 years](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Nq4y1W7K9)
If you find any issues or areas for improvement in the process following this guide, please submit an Issue or Pull request.