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Soft Shell Crabs In Black Bean And Chili Sauce

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Grains, Meats	Chinese	Appetizers, Seafood	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Oil for deep frying
4		Soft shell crabs
2	T	Oil for stir frying
2	T	Salted black beans: rinsed
		in hot water drained
		and
		mashed into a paste
4		Garlic cloves, minced
1/2	t	Ginger root, minced fine
2		Dried red chili peppers
		tear into small pieces
		do not discard seeds
1		Scallion, cut into pea-sized
		pieces including the
		green
1/2	c	Green or red bell pepper
		chopped
1 1/2	T	Chinese Shaohsing wine or
		pale dry sherry
1/2	t	Sugar
1/4	t	MSG, opt.
2	T	Thin soy sauce
1/4	c	Chicken broth, clear
1	t	Cornstarch, mixed with 2T
		cold water

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat 1 cup oil in Wok to deep-fry temp. Add crabs and deep fry until
they turn orange. Drain crabs and discard oil. Clean and dry the Wok.
2. Heat the Wok over high heat. Swirl in 2 T oil. When oil is hot,  add
seasonings. Stir fry for about 30 seconds. Add bell pepper and  stir
fry for about 10 seconds. Stir in sauce mixture. Put cooked  crabs back
into Wok. Cover, turn heat to low, and cook until sauce  comes to a
boil. Stir in cornstaarch and water. Stir and cook until  sauce is
thickened. Put on a serving plate. Serve hot.  NOTE: For a less pungent
hot dish, use 1 T salted black beans and 1  dried chili pepper.  When
you buy soft shell crabs, be sure they are still alive. Usually  they
look quite dead, weak and limp. Touch their legs, eyes, or  mouth. Even
if they respond only slightly and slowly, they are still  alive.
Refrigerate them as soon as you get home. Cleaning them is  quite
simple. Clip off the eyes and mouth. Lift the top shell and  remove the
soft feather-like gills and discard them. Turn the crab  bottom up.
Tear off and discard the cartlidge. (the shape of the  female's is
half-oval, the male's is a narrow triangle).

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 594 Calories From Fat: 548 Total Fat: 62g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 454.2mg Potassium: 399.7mg Carbohydrates: 9.5g Fiber: 3.7g Sugar: 2.3g Protein: 4.1g