Mud Crab Vermicelli with Home Made XO Sauce

Name: Mud Crab Vermicelli with Home Made XO Sauce
Ingredients: 1.2 kg live mud crab; 2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped); 5 cm of fresh ginger (sliced thinly or lightly bruised); 3 stalks of spring onion (cut to 5cm long); Fresh coriander leaves (coarsely chopped); 2 long red chillies (thinly sliced); 2 tbsp fried shallots (can be found in Asian grocery stores); 3 tbsp corn flour; 200g of vermicelli (soaked in warm water for about 10 mins, do not let it sit for too long); 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp of XO sauce; 1 cup of chicken stock; Oil to fry the crab; Extra coriander leaves (for garnish); Extra spring onion (green part only, thinly sliced for garnish); 100g dried scallop (soaked in boiling water and 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine for 1 hour); 100g dried shrimp (soaked in boiling water and 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine for 1 hour); 5 cloves of garlic (finely chopped); 5 red chillies (finely sliced, add more to taste); 3 dried chillies (deseeded and sliced); 3 slices of streaky bacon (finely chopped); 5 shallots (finely chopped); 500ml peanut oil; 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine; 1 tbsp sugar; Pinch of pepper

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Mud crabs are known for their powerful claws so it is fittingly paired with XO sauce, a spicy seafood sauce, to form this Chinese vermicelli dish.

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Ingredients

1.2 kg live mud crab
2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
5 cm of fresh ginger (sliced thinly or lightly bruised)
3 stalks of spring onion (cut to 5cm long)
Fresh coriander leaves (coarsely chopped)
2 long red chillies (thinly sliced)
2 tbsp fried shallots (can be found in Asian grocery stores)
3 tbsp corn flour
200g of vermicelli (soaked in warm water for about 10 mins, do not let it sit for too long)
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp of XO sauce
1 cup of chicken stock
Oil to fry the crab
Extra coriander leaves (for garnish)
Extra spring onion (green part only, thinly sliced for garnish)
100g dried scallop (soaked in boiling water and 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine for 1 hour)
100g dried shrimp (soaked in boiling water and 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine for 1 hour)
5 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
5 red chillies (finely sliced, add more to taste)
3 dried chillies (deseeded and sliced)
3 slices of streaky bacon (finely chopped)
5 shallots (finely chopped)
500ml peanut oil
2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
1 tbsp sugar
Pinch of pepper