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Soft Shell Crabs In Black Bean and Chili Sauce

  • 4servings

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Nutrition Info . . .

NutrientsProteins, Lipids, Carbohydrates, Cellulose
VitaminsA, B2, B12
MineralsCopper, Chromium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Cobalt, Molybdenum

Ingredients Jump to Instructions ↓

  1. Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

  2. 1 cup oil for deep frying

  3. 4 soft shell crabs

  4. 2 tablespoons oil for stir frying

  5. --seasonings -- (put in bowl--

  6. 2 tablespoons salted black beans: rinsed -- in hot water,

  7. -- drained into a paste

  8. 4 garlic cloves -- minced

  9. 1/2 teaspoon ginger root -- minced fine

  10. 2 dried red chili peppers -- tear into small

  11. -- pieces not discard seeds

  12. 1 scallion -- cut into pea-sized

  13. including the green

  14. 1/2 cup green or red bell pepper -- chopped

  15. --sauce mixture -- (mix in bowl--

  16. 1 1/2 tablespoons Chinese Shao Hsing wine or -- pale dry sherry

  17. 1/2 teaspoon sugar

  18. 1/4 teaspoon msg -- (opt.)

  19. 2 tablespoons thin soy sauce

  20. 1/4 cup chicken broth -- clear

  21. 1 teaspoon cornstarch -- mixed with

  22. water

Instructions Jump to Ingredients ↑

  1. Heat 1 cup oil in Wok to deep-fry temp. Add crabs and deep fry until they turn orange. Drain crabs and discard oil. Clean and dry the Wok.

  2. Heat the Wok over high heat. Swirl in 2 T oil. When oil is hot, add seasonings. Stir fry for about 30 seconds. Add bell pepper and stir fry for about 10 seconds. Stir in sauce mixture. Put cooked crabs back into Wok. Cover, turn heat to low, and cook until sauce comes to a boil. Stir in cornstarch and water. Stir and cook until sauce is thickened. Put on a serving plate. Serve hot.

  3. NOTE: For a less pungent hot dish, use 1 T salted black beans and 1 dried chili pepper.

  4. When you buy soft shell crabs, be sure they are still alive. Usually they look quite dead, weak and limp. Touch their legs, eyes, or mouth. Even if they respond only slightly and slowly, they are still alive. Refrigerate them as soon as you get home. Cleaning them is quite simple. Clip off the eyes and mouth. Lift the top shell and remove the soft feather-like gills and discard them. Turn the crab bottom up. Tear off and discard the cartilage. (the shape of the female's is half-oval, the male's is a narrow triangle

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