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Chili Crab - Very popular dish in Malaysia and Singapore. This is

an easy chili crab recipe that anyone can make at home. A
family chili crab recipe.
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(This chili crab recipe is from my archive but I have just made it
today and updated with new photos, shot with Canon T1i. The
new Canon 5D Mark II is reserved for my cookbook.)
My mother was a fantastic cook. Coming from a small fishing

village in the state of Kedah, she made killer dishes with
seafood, especially chili crab
crab.
With this post, I give my utmost tribute and applause to my late

mother for her cooking skills and this very special family recipe.
Growing up, I would always look forward to visiting my mother’s

hometown; as a matter of fact, I would ask my parents to take
me there.
My intentions were not completely pure, I must confess; other

than being able to play on the beach and dig siput (a type of
clams), my bigger motivation was that she would bring back the
freshest, meatiest, and juiciest catch of green mud crabs from
my uncle who was a fisherman.
I was always brimming with excitement at the thought of

devouring this dish.
Eating home-cooked chili crab was a celebration in my family—

the preparation (imagine “capturing” those feisty crabs that
“escaped” the nets and roamed freely in the kitchen!), the
cooking, and of course, the eating. It was sheer fun; lots of fun.
While this dish is traditionally prepared with green mud crab in
Malaysia, I used a 2-lb Dungeness crab.
If you can’t find green mud crab or Dungeness crab in your area,
you can always use another crab—stone crab or blue crab. If you
are in New York City, call yourself lucky as you can just hop
straight to Fatty Crab in the meat packing district and order this
dish. Chef Zak Pelaccio’s serves a Malaysian-style chili crab at
his restaurant.
Feast your eyes now with my pictures, but I hope you get a
chance to try this chili crab recipe
recipe. Please take note that this
chili crab recipe is not Singaporean-style chili crab which is
made with a tomato-based sauce; this is adapted from my
family’s chili crab recipe.
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Chili Crab is a very popular dish in Malaysia and Singapore.

This is an easy chili crab recipe that anyone can make at
home. A family chili crab recipe.
PREP TIME COOK TIME TOTAL TIME
20 minutes 10 minutes 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 Dungeness crab, about 2 lb. size (1 kg)

1 coriander sprig, chopped for garnishing only
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons tamarind juice
salt to taste
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1/4 cup water
SPICE%PASTE:
8 dried red chilies, soaked in hot water and deseeded

1 tablespoon taucheo, soy bean paste/sauce
3 cloves garlic
1 inch (2 cm) fresh ginger
TAMARIND%JUICE:
5 seeds of tamarind
water
INSTRUCTIONS
b. Clean the crab and chop it into pieces. Save the green
and juicy stuff inside the shell and set aside.
c. Pound the spice paste with a mortar and pestle or grind
them using a food processor. Make sure that the spice
paste is finely blended or pounded.

d. Soak the tamarind seeds in some warm water for 15
minutes. Extract the juice and discard the seeds.
e. Heat up your wok and add cooking oil.
g. Stir fry the spice paste until fragant and spicy.
h. Add the crab and 1/4 cup of water and do a quick stir.
Cover the wok with its cover for 3 minutes.
j. Add the green and juicy stuff from the shell and stir well.
k. Add in sugar, tamarind juice, a little salt to taste and
continue stirring for about 2 minutes or until all crab
pieces turned red.
l. Dish up, garnish with chopped scallions and serve hot.
NOTES
If you are not sure how to clean the crab, you should get the
Dungeness crab in Asian stores. They usually provide the
cleaning and chopping services.
Use a mortar (or other similar kitchen tools) to crack the

shells of the crab before cooking. You can also use this
recipe for cooking crab claws.
If you do, make sure you crack the claws before cooking so
the spices infuse the meat.
Nutrition
Information
Yield 4
Serving Size 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 131
Total Fat 7g
Unsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 24mg
Sodium 222mg
Carbohydrates 8g
Sugar 6g
Protein 7g
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COMMENTS
John at
Really looking forward to trying this recipe. I’m now living on the
southwest coast of France, so I will have plenty of choices for crab.
I’m hoping this recipe is as good as the crab served at a restaurant
that was walking distance from the hotel I used in Petaling Jaya when
on business trips in Malaysia. They were my first night’s meal every
stay in PJ. Still dream of them.
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Rasa Malaysia at
Yum, sure please try, it will be amazing.
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Sharon at
Wow!!! Finally a chili crab recipe sans the use of tomato sauce. I’ve
never understood the use of the tomato product. It does not come
close to the sweet chili crab I remembered eating during my formative
years. Thank you for this tried-and-true malaysian dish. Gotta honor
the tradition of making this.
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Rasa Malaysia at
Awesome, yes, tomato sauce chili crab is pretty lame.
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James at
Bee, One of the pleasures of eating chilli crab is being able to soak up
the thick yummy gravy with traditional steamed “mantou” or bread, or
simply scoop it over some nice hot steam rice.. To do this, I think one
of the key ingredient is an egg, lightly beaten and poured over the
crab when it is done, covered it for a minute before serving.. A few
more tablespoons of water will be required.. What do you you think?
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Rasa Malaysia at
You can add egg but I don’t like an eggy sauce, it’s a bit too gooey
for me. I love it the way it is with my chili crab recipe, as the crab
juice from the fresh crab will make the sauce somewhat eggy. :)
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A. R. Perry at
Made this tonight, and I have to say, it was amazing. First time ever
cooking crab, and I took forever to kill the things and chop them up,
but it was worth the effort. I used tamarind concentrate to make the
tamarind juice, and it came out just as good.
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Joice David at
Wonderful!!
I tried this recipe last sunday and the result was incredible..
Thank you so much ^_^
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Ronnie Avansado Pallomina at
hi…! ms.rasa malaysia..thanks for sharing this wonderful and delicious

recipe,i know my family love this,i love eating and cooking thats why i
got this recipe,again thank you ang god bless u..
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Rasa Malaysia at
Awww thanks for your comment
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Gil at
Thank You for this wonder cuisine. I will definitely try this here in the
Philippines. I will use locally grown crabs.
Thank you.
Salamat
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VISIT OUR SISTER SITE: EASY%WEEKNIGHT | GUSS%COOKS

Chili Crab - Very popular dish in Malaysia and Singapore. This is

My mother was a fantastic cook. Coming from a small fishing

With this post, I give my utmost tribute and applause to my late

Growing up, I would always look forward to visiting my mother’s

My intentions were not completely pure, I must confess; other

I was always brimming with excitement at the thought of

Eating home-cooked chili crab was a celebration in my family—

While this dish is traditionally prepared with green mud crab in

Malaysia, I used a 2-lb Dungeness crab.

This recipe is only 131 calories per serving.

For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend

5 Secrets to 20 Min Dinners

Chili Crab is a very popular dish in Malaysia and Singapore.

1 Dungeness crab, about 2 lb. size (1 kg)

8 dried red chilies, soaked in hot water and deseeded

paste is finely blended or pounded.

Use a mortar (or other similar kitchen tools) to crack the

Serving Size 4 people

Amount Per Serving

Filed Under: Malaysian Recipes, Recipes

Yum, sure please try, it will be amazing.

the tradition of making this.

Awesome, yes, tomato sauce chili crab is pretty lame.

Ronnie Avansado Pallomina at

hi…! ms.rasa malaysia..thanks for sharing this wonderful and delicious

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