Chilli Crab

Chilli Crab

                                                                                 

                 INTRODUCTION

Chilli Crab is a Singaporean seafood dish created by a Singaporean Chef, Cher Yam Tian with her husband, Lim Choon Ngee in 1950. They ran a restaurant called '' Palm Beach '' at Upper East Coast Road. This dish is usually eaten with ''Mun Tou'' ( chinese bread ). Every true Singaporean has definitely heard of the famous chilli crab. It has a sweet and spicy taste to it which delights our Singaporean hearts.
 
              Ingredients

• mud crabs ( commonly used) / blue swimmer crab / soft-shell crab
  
• chilli sauce and tomato sauce
  
• rice vinegar
• soya sauce
• eggs
• garlic 
• coriander leaves
  

These are the common ingredients used to make this fine dish.

         Method Of Preparation

The crabs are lightly fried or steamed first with ginger, before being stir-fried in a chilli sauce made mostly with chilli paste, ketchup, and chicken eggs. The shells are usually partially cracked before cooking for ease of eating later. It is commonly garnished with coriander leaves.

             In Conclusion

The Chilli Crab is truely a fine dish in Singaporean Culture. There are a few examples of places where this dish is well known at. If your family and you have a craving for chilli crab, now you know where to find good ones =].

• East Coast Park ( Jumbo )
• Punggol Marina
• Changi Village