Vietnamese Chili Crab with Lemon Grass Recipe

Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds crabs
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 stalk lemon grass, finely sliced
• 4 chili peppers, sliced
• 2 tablespoons Nuoc Cham sauce
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 green onions (scallions), cut into 1 inch pieces
• 4 ounces bean sprouts
• Deep fried shallots for garnishing

How to cook:

• Clean the crab well. Heat oil in a large saucepan.
• Stir fry garlic, onion, lemon grass and chili pepper over high heat for a few minutes.
• Pour Nuoc Cham sauce, lime juice and water into the pan, bring to boil.
• Carefully place crabs in saucepan. Cover with a tight-fitting lid. Cook over a medium high heat for 10-15 minutes, or until the crabs are cooked.
• Place crabs on a serving platter. Add green onions (scallions) to the pan, reduce cooking liquid to about 50 ml, and pour this over the crab.
• Arrange bean sprouts over the hot crab, sprinkle liberally with deep fried shallots.
• Serve the Vietnamese Chili Crab with Lemon Grass with extra lime juice and Nuoc Cham sauce.

Tip:
How to prepare crabs for cooking.

This recipe for Vietnamese Chili Crab with Lemon Grass serves/makes: 4

Main Ingredient: Crab
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered
Cuisine: Vietnamese