Giant crab for dinner

I was told that this is a Sri Lankan crab (but i think this is a fresh mud crab).
Location: Long Beach, Marina South

Steam Crab with Wine
Ingredients:
1 crab
2 egg whites (egg whites from two eggs0

Seasoning:
1/4 of an egg yolk
1 can of fine stock (chicken stock soup)
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of sugar
1/3 cup of Shaoxing/Hua Diao wine (sold in Chinese supermarkets)

Procedure:

1. Discard crab guts and organs, rinse well and chop into pieces. Arrange
   on plate and steam for 8 minutes.
2. Whisk egg white. Drain off liquid from steamed crab, mix well with
   egg white and seasoning. Pour mixtures over crab and steam for 4 minutes.
3. Pre-heat the wine, pour over steamed crab and serve.

1 comment

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   cicak

   Posted on June 25, 2007

   waaah! i love crabs… yam yam.but ironically, mum only had one recipe with crabs.

   crab soup.