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Salt and pepper soft shell crab with green mango salad and tamarind sauce
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Salt and pepper soft shell crab with green mango salad and tamarind sauce

26 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 1 openrecipes

Make a quick meal with soft shell crab and a firey blend of chillies and spices in this Chinese-style recipe.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

663
Calories
35g
Protein
34g
Fat
62g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 19 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Mango 1 cup diced (165g) 99
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Roasted Peanut not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0
Pea Shoots not in our table 0
Black Sesame Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g/7oz dried tamarind
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar
  • 3 limes
  • dash fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tsp dried chilli
  • 1 small raw green mango
  • 5 red shallots
  • handful roasted peanuts
  • small handful mint
  • 2 red chillies
  • groundnut or vegetable oil
  • 1 soft shell crab
  • 1 free-range egg white
  • 100g/4oz cornflour
  • 3-4 garlic cloves
  • 2 red chillies
  • 2 green chillies
  • 3 tbsp dried garlic
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp five-spice power
  • 2 tbsp salad cress
  • 2 tbsp snow pea shoots
  • ¼ carrot
  • pinch black sesame seeds
  • pinch white sesame seeds

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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