Peppered Crab

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 pieces crabs or 15 pieces shell-on king prawns
• 6 pieces garlic cloves, crushed & chopped
• 6 pieces shallots, chopped
• 2 pieces dried chilies
• 1 teaspoon ginger, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 2 teaspoons cornflour
• salt and pepper, to season
• 4 spring onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons lard or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, for stir frying
• cooking oil, for deep frying

Recipe

• 1 season crabs or prawns with black pepper, salt and corn flour.
• 2 deep fry until almost done and set aside.
• 3 heat wok and add cooking oil. stir-fry the garlic, shallots, chili, ginger, onions and black pepper for 2 minutes.
• 4 add crabs/prawns then fry for 2 more minutes.
• 5 add the spring onion then cover the wok to cook for another minute.
• 6 serve hot.
• 7 tip: you might want to cracked the shells and the pincers of the crabs a little bit after deep frying so it will absorb the flavor when you sauté it with the rest of the ingredients.