Thai Crab Boxes
Combine crab meat, shrimp paste, and ground pork with seasonings; stuff the mixture into crab shells, steam, then fry until golden.
Ingredients
crab meat
1/4 cup
shrimp paste
1/4 cup
ground pork
200g
fish sauce
1 tbsp
pepper
1/4 tsp
sugar
1/2 tsp
garlic (minced)
1 tbsp
cilantro stems (minced)
1 tbsp
eggs (1 for filling, 2 for coating)
3
crab shells
2
frying oil
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Mix ingredients (1) and (2) together with 1 egg using a mixer or by hand until sticky, then pack the mixture into the crab shells.
2
Step 2
Add water to a steamer and bring to a boil. Steam the crab boxes for 15 minutes, then remove.
3
Step 3
Heat the frying oil. Beat the remaining 2 eggs until smooth. Dip the steamed crab boxes in the egg mixture and fry over medium heat until golden yellow (about 3 minutes), then remove and drain.
