FoodHopp

Name: Authentic Singapore Chili Crab Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Singapore
Ingredients: 2 large mud crabs (approx. 1 kg total), cleaned and cut into large pieces; 250 grams sambal chili paste (store-bought or homemade); 200 grams tomato sauce (or ketchup); 50 grams sweet chili sauce; 100 ml water or chicken stock; 60 ml evaporated milk (or fresh milk); 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 4 cloves garlic, finely minced; 2 shallots, finely minced; 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, finely minced; 1 tablespoon sugar, to taste; 1 teaspoon salt, to taste; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water (cornstarch slurry); 2 sprigs Chinese parsley (coriander), roughly chopped, for garnish; 4-6 pieces mantou buns, for serving

Chili Crab

🇸🇬 Singapore

Southeast Asia

Crab cooked in a spicy, sweet, and tangy tomato-based sauce, often served with mantou buns.

Seafood

Spicy

Rate this food

Ingredients

Recent Reviews

Loading reviews...