Steps to Make Ultimate Ginger and Scallion Fried Mud Crab

Ginger and Scallion Fried Mud Crab
Ginger and Scallion Fried Mud Crab

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, ginger and scallion fried mud crab. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Ginger and Scallion Fried Mud Crab is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Ginger and Scallion Fried Mud Crab is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook ginger and scallion fried mud crab using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Ginger and Scallion Fried Mud Crab:
  1. Get 2 medium size mud crabs
  2. Take 6 Scallions / Spring Onions, chopped into 1 inch lengths
  3. Take 1 inch piece fresh Ginger, peeled and chopped finely
  4. Prepare 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  5. Take 2 Tablespoons Chinese cooking wine
  6. Make ready 1 Teaspoon Sesame Oil
  7. Take 2 Tablespoons corn flour
  8. Get 2 Tablespoons Oyster Sauce diluted with 2 Tablespoons water
  9. Take 1/2 pint Chicken broth
  10. Prepare To Thicken:
  11. Take 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
  12. Get 1 Tablespoon water
Instructions to make Ginger and Scallion Fried Mud Crab:
  1. Chop each crab in to 4 pieces, wash thoroughly and then place in a large bowl and coat with the cornstarch.
  2. Fill a wok half full with vegetable oil and heat to 170 C or 325 F.
  3. Carefully lower the crab pieces into the hot oil and cook for about 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon and remove on to kitchen paper.
  4. Remove the oil into a heat proof bowl leaving approximately 1 tablespoon of oil in there, and add the ginger, garlic and scallions, and stir over a high heat for 1 minute, stirring all the time to avoid burning.
  5. In a jug, add the broth, oyster sauce with water and a pinch of salt. Stir so it’s all combined.
  6. Add the crabs to the wok and then add the Chinese wine and sesame oil. Whilst stirring the crab in the wok, add the chicken broth mixture and leave to gently simmer for about 5 minutes with the lid on.
  7. In a small cup, add 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch, 1 tablespoon of water. Stir until smooth and then add it to the wok. Stir everything until the sauce thickens.
  8. Serve and enjoy.!

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