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Medanese Style Spicy Chili Crab

Medanese Style Spicy Chilli Mud Crab - Similar to Singaporean style sauce but with less ingredients!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese, Medanese
Keyword: Asian, Crab, Mud Crab, Seafood, Spicy
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 450kcal
Author: Dolly
Cost: $30

Equipment

  • wok
  • Blender
  • Food Processor

Ingredients

  • 2 pcs Mud Crab Cleaned
  • 2 tbsp Fermented Yellow Soybeans Brand: Cap Angsa from Medan, Indonesia would be recommended!
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Cooking Oil

Sauce

  • 25 pcs Curly Red Chili Chopped
  • 5 pcs Garlic Peeled
  • 5 pcs Shallots Peeled
  • 1 cup Water Approximately 250-300 ml

Instructions

  • Clean and cut the crabs into 6 pieces (2 claws + 4 pieces body), then crack the claws to open up its meat (to absorb better)
  • Blend all the sauce ingredients with a blender
  • Drain the fermented soybeans and roughly blend with food processor (still grainy)
  • Get the wok ready and pour cooking oil into the wok
  • Then, place the blended sauces and start stirring until its fragrant and cooked
  • Once the sauce is cooked, put blended fermented soybeans and sugar to balance the heat
  • Then, place the crabs into the wok and stir until its cooked and absorbs the sauces
  • If it's too spicy, adjust with more fermented soybeans (saltiness) and sugar