Black Pepper Crab
PREP TIME:
0 HOURS 30 MINS
TOTAL TIME:
0 HOURS 30 MINS
SERVINGS:
4
Ingredients:
- 2 cooked Dungeness crabs (3 - 3 ½ pounds total). Cleaned and quartered.
- 3 tablespoons black peppercorns
- 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 knob fresh ginger peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoons water plus 3/4 cup divided
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons canola oil chopped fresh cilantro for garnish (optional)
Instructions:
- Pull legs and claws off. Crack at joints. Set aside.
- Crush peppercorns with food processor or mortar and pestle. Transfer to small bowl.
- Add garlic, ginger, turmeric and 2 tablespoons of water to processor and combine to form a paste, then combine with peppercorns.
- Stir 3/4 cup water with fish sauce and sugar and set aside. This is your sauce mixture.
- Warm oil in large pan, or wok, over medium low heat. When it's hot enough to gently sizzle, add the paste, stir till fragrant and oil starts to separate. About 3-5 minutes.
- Add sauce mixture, then increase temp to high. Dump in crab and stir until crab is heated through and coated evenly. About 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Stir in cilantro and arrange on platter.Â