a) You will need to blitz the following:
5-8 fresh chillies (and a few bird eye chillies to crank the heat up a few notches depending on your target audience. Kalau ada bau2 Mat Sal celup, kurangkan sikit.
loads of garlic
a thumb-size piece of ginger
a bowl-full of shallots or bawang merah
2 stalks of lemongrass (optional) No lemongrass in the Singapore version btw
2 tblsp peanut oil
b) For seasoning:
a splash of white vinegar
1-2 tablespoons of palm sugar or brown sugar
an egg
salt and pepper
Last of all, not forgetting the leading actors in this show … your 1.5 kilo of mud crabs (2 medium size ones).
Heat oil in a traditional Chinese wok (not one of those branded teflon rubbish) till its smoking, add the blitzed ingredients and "tumis" till the oil separates from the ingredients or till the distinct garlicky aroma fills a large part of your show-house kitchen. Add the crabs and toss them around till they are well coated. Cover with a lid and let it cook for a 2 to 3 minutes. Season with vinegar,salt, sugar and moisten with a bit of fish stock/water. At the last minute, stir in a beaten egg to thicken the sauce and serve immediately if not sooner.
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