Curried Chile Crab

Fresh crab is stir-fried with garlic, ginger, and plenty of fresh chiles, then combined with curry powder and coconut milk for lots of flavor. Smallish crabs such as blue swimmers are good for this but you can use any fresh crabs you find at the market.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 407 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 5 slices fresh ginger root
• ½ cup coconut milk
• 5 cloves garlic, sliced
• 2 tablespoons yellow curry powder
• 2 whole crabs, cleaned and quartered
• 2 tablespoons yellow rice wine
• 3 red chile peppers, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place crabs in a bowl and drizzle rice wine on top. Let marinate for 5 minutes.

Step 2

Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Cook and stir crabs until coated with oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and ginger; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in red bell pepper and red chile peppers; cook until slightly softened, about 1 minute.

Step 3

Pour coconut milk into the wok; add curry powder. Bring to a simmer.

Step 4

Mix water and cornstarch in a small bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; stir into the wok. Cook and stir until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.