Singapore Chilli Crab
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Whole crabs cooked in a savory-sweet chili sauce with tomato, vinegar, and aromatics. A famous Singapore dish meant for messy, interactive eating, often served with buns for soaking up the sauce.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 3- 1.5 kg / 3lb live mud crab or other large, fresh crab
- 5 red cayenne chilli (, seeds left in, roughly chopped (Note 2))
- 2 tbsp taucu paste ((fermeted soy paste, sub miso Note 3))
- 6 garlic cloves ((small), roughly chopped)
- 2 eschalots ((small), roughly chopped (Note 4))
- 3 tbsp ginger (, roughly chopped (~7.5cm / 3" piece))
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 tbsp belachan dried shrimp paste (, chopped (sub shrimp paste, Note 5))
- 1 cup tomato passata ((Note 6))
- 1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 2 cups water
- 1 egg (, lightly whisked)
- 3 tbsp white vinegar
- Fresh coriander (, leaves whole or roughly chopped)
- 2 tbsp green onion (, finely sliced (or 1/4 cup finely sliced on angle, ice water 3 minutes for slight curl))
- Golden mantou buns ((Note 7))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 40M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 3575mg
- Total sugar
- 40g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1849mg
- Calcium
- 637mg
- Iron
- 7mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 3575MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.