Monday, March 10, 2008

COMPLICATED CRABS


COOK COMPLICATED CRAB WITH SIMPLIFIED METHODS:

Crabs are nutritious seafood but tricky to eat. That's why most of the people hesitate to opt for crabs when it comes to seafood. crabmeat is rich in calcium and produces a lot of heat in the body. It is also soft compared to other meats and it requires a lot of skill to cook a good crab dish.
The crab meat is very lose so while steaming or frying the crab keep a few things in mind. The procedure to cook crab is to steam it or boil, live in a potof boiling water for at about 10-12 minutes. While frying the crab sprinkle some maida on it or beat an egg to coat the meat crab meat is very soft so dont fry it for a very long time. While cooking in a sauce also, do not heat it for a long time.

Here is an easy recipe for crab, which can be prepared at home.

FRIED CRAB IN SAUCE:

INGREDIENTS :

400gms crabs

5 gms corn flour

sunflower oil for frying

200 gms chopped ginger

200gms chopped onions

2 tsp rice wine

50 ml chicken stock water

1 tsp oyster sauce

1 tsp soya sauce

fresh coriander leaves for garnish

salt, grinned black pepper and sugar as per taste


METHOD:
  • Cut the crab into small pieces.
  • Put some corn flour on the crab and fry it for 30 seconds.

  • Keep the fried crabs separately.

  • Heat some oil in a separate vessel and fry some chopped onions and ginger.

  • Add salt, sugar and grinned black pepper.

  • Add soya sauce and oyster sauce to it and fry it.

  • Add chicken stock water and cook for five minutes.

  • Mix the fried crab meat to the preparation and cook till the crab turns red in colour.

  • Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves.

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