Malaysian Food - Chili Crabs with Egg / Ketam Masak Cili Bertelur

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According to Wikipedia, Chili crab is a seafood dish popular in Singapore and Malaysia. Mud crabs are commonly used and are stir-fried in a semi-thick, sweet and savory tomato and chili based sauce. The stir-fried crabs began as a street-food and were created by a Singaporean chef, Cher Yam Tian and her husband Lim Choo Ngee who first sold this mouth-watering dish from a pushcart in the 50’s.

This is a Malaysian version of the Chili Crabs. It is quick and simple but oh .... Soooo GOOD!

Malaysian Food: Chili Crabs with Egg / Ketam Masak Cili Bertelur

RECIPE

2 big-sized crabs – remove the shell and cut into 2

3 tbsp oyster sauce

3 tbsp chili sauce

3 tbsp chili paste

7 shallots

1 garlic

4 cm ginger

1 egg

Salt and sugar

Oil

Onion

DIRECTIONS

1. Blend the chili, garlic, shallots and ginger and fry the blended ingredients until fragrant
2. Add in 1 cup of water
3. Add in the crabs, close the wok with a lid for 10 minutes
4. Add in all the sauces, salt and sugar to taste
5. Mix until all the crabs are coated with the sauce. Add in the beaten egg
6. Stir vigorously so that the egg will not curdle

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BAHAN-BAHAN

2 ekor ketam yang agak besar dibuang kulit yang keras tu dan dibelah dua.

3 sudu sos tiram

3 sudu sos cili

3 sudu cili yang dah diblend

7 ulas bawang merah

1 ulas bawang putih yang agak besar

sepotong halia

sebiji telur

garam

sedikit gula

sedikit minyak untuk menumis

bawang besar

CARA MEMASAK

1. Tumbuk cili, bawang putih, bawang merah dan halia tumiskan sehingga bangkit baunya
2. Masukkan secawan air
3. Masukkan ketam, tutup kuali sehingga 10 minit
4. Masukkan segala sos, gula dan garam secukup rasa
5. Bila semua dah nampak macam sebati, masukkan telur yang dah dipukul,
6. Kacau cepat-cepat supaya telur tak berketul.