Chili Crab
Spicy, numbing, and aromatic—an appetizing, refreshing dish.
Ingredients
Red crab (washed and cut into pieces, remove the gray gills, coat with starch)
1
Cellophane noodles
2 handful
Celery, minced
a pinch
Tomato (diced)
1/4
Curry powder
2/3 tsp
Soy sauce
1/2 tsp
MSG
1/4 tsp
Fine sugar
1/3 tsp
Tomato ketchup
1/2 tsp
Water
1 cup
Crab paste
2 tsp
Vietnamese chili sauce
2.5 tsp
Saffron (quantity not specified in original)
a pinch
Starch (for coating)
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Wash the red crab and cut it into pieces. Remove the gray gills, coat with starch, and deep-fry in hot oil until done; set aside.
2
Step 2
Heat oil in a wok and stir-fry the minced celery, diced tomato, curry powder, and saffron until fragrant. Add the cellophane noodles, crab pieces, and all the seasonings, and stir-fry until everything is well-flavored.
