Chilli crab (Singapore style) - 9Kitchen

Name: Chilli crab (Singapore style) - 9Kitchen
Ingredients: 2 (1kg) large fresh mud-crabs, place in freezer 15 minutes before cleaning (this puts the crab to sleep); 1 cup cornflour; 1-2 cups peanut oil for frying; 3-4 long red chillies, roughly chopped; 3-4 dried small red chillies (can use fresh bird's eye chillies); 2 teaspoons shrimp paste; 1 stalk lemongrass, sliced thinly; 3-4 slices fresh galangal; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 10 red shallots, sliced thinly; 5-6 cloves garlic, sliced thinly; 3-4 cm piece fresh ginger, finely grated; 3/4 cup to 1 cup chicken stock; 1/3 cup tomato sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; 2-3 green onions, sliced thinly; ½ cup fresh coriander, picked and roughly chopped; 2 limes, juiced

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Remove head (top shell) from crab. Remove gills, internal organs and rinse clean. Use only as much water as...

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Ingredients

2 (1kg) large fresh mud-crabs, place in freezer 15 minutes before cleaning (this puts the crab to sleep)
1 cup cornflour
1-2 cups peanut oil for frying
3-4 long red chillies, roughly chopped
3-4 dried small red chillies (can use fresh bird's eye chillies)
2 teaspoons shrimp paste
1 stalk lemongrass, sliced thinly
3-4 slices fresh galangal
2 tablespoons olive oil
10 red shallots, sliced thinly
5-6 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
3-4 cm piece fresh ginger, finely grated
3/4 cup to 1 cup chicken stock
1/3 cup tomato sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
2-3 green onions, sliced thinly
½ cup fresh coriander, picked and roughly chopped
2 limes, juiced