Singaporean Spicy Crab Dish

Ingredients

• Sauce:
• ½ cup ketchup
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as sambal oelek)
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons palm sugar
• ¼ cup minced shallot
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or more as needed
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
• 1 tablespoon minced serrano pepper
• 2 cooked Dungeness crabs, cleaned and cracked
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons sliced green onion (green part only)

Step 1

In a bowl, whisk together the ketchup, chicken broth, egg, soy sauce, chile-garlic sauce, oyster sauce, tamarind paste, fish sauce, and palm sugar until everything is well combined.

Step 2

Heat some oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, garlic, ginger, and serrano pepper, and sauté for about 2 minutes until everything smells fragrant and starts to sizzle.

Step 3

Toss the crab into the pot, cover it with a lid, and give the pot a good shake so the crab gets coated evenly with the shallot mixture. Take off the lid and stir the crab around, cooking it for another 3 minutes until it’s heated through.

Step 4

Pour the sauce mixture over the crab, turn the heat down to medium, and keep stirring as the sauce thickens—this should take around 5 minutes. Once everything is hot and bubbly, take the pot off the heat and mix in the cilantro and green onions. Serve right away and enjoy!