Chilli crab
Crab in a sweet, spicy sauce
Think of it as: Like crab drowned in sweet chili ketchup, in the best way
Sticky fingers, zero regrets.
What does it taste like?
Bouncy crab in a sweet-and-spicy tomato and chili sauce, thickened with egg.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTexturePlump and juicy
What is it?
Big crabs tossed in a sweet-and-spicy tomato chili sauce. The thick sauce has egg stirred into it. Singapore's signature feast.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Crack the crab by hand, then dip fried buns (mantou) into the leftover sauce.
Watch it
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MusicMandopop (Mandarin pop) Asian pop sung in Mandarin
SportSoccer
Joseph Schooling (swimming; Singapore's first Olympic gold at Rio 2016) World HeritageSingapore Botanic Gardens and more National flowerVanda Miss Joaquim (orchid) FestivalNational Day (August 9)
Ingredients
- Blue swimmer crabs 2
- Chili sauce 3 tbsp
- Ketchup 3 tbsp
- Garlic and ginger, 1 knob each
- Egg 1
- Sugar 1 tbsp
- Water 150 ml
- Potato starch, a little
How to make it (one way)
- Clean the crabs and cut into easy-to-eat pieces
- Fry the garlic and ginger in oil
- Add the crab and stir-fry until it changes color
- Simmer with the ketchup, chili sauce, sugar and water
- Thicken with starch mixed with water, then drizzle in a beaten egg