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Chilli Crab

↳ from Singapore, Singapore

Singapore's famous crab dish in a sweet, spicy tomato-chilli sauce, eaten with fried buns to mop the sauce.

History

The dish was first made in the 1950s by Cher Yam Tian, who began serving crab with tomato sauce from a cart. Chilli sauce was added later.

Ingredients

  • Mud crab
  • Tomato sauce
  • Chilli sauce
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Egg
  • Sambal
  • Sugar
  • Mantou

How it's made

  1. Clean and chop the crab
  2. Fry garlic, ginger and sambal
  3. Add tomato and chilli sauce with sugar
  4. Add crab and simmer
  5. Stir in beaten egg and serve with fried mantou

Famous brands & makers

  • Jumbo Seafood
  • No Signboard Seafood
  • Long Beach

Ratings & notes

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