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Singapore chilli crab
Photo: Elle Hughes

Singapore chilli crab

15 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Singapore chilli crab

John Torode flavours his shellfish dish with dry-roasted spices to give an aromatic and stylish crab supper for four

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

431
Calories
46g
Protein
16g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Crab 100g cooked 97
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Mace 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

  • 1 large or 2 smaller cooked crabs
  • oil , for frying
  • 50g light brown soft sugar
  • fish sauce
  • 4 spring onions , sliced
  • ½ tsp coriander seeds
  • ¼ tsp cumin seeds
  • a small piece mace (optional)
  • 5 white peppercorns
  • 100g ginger , peeled and roughly chopped
  • 3 shallots , peeled
  • 5 garlic cloves , peeled
  • 1 bunch coriander , leaves and stalks separated
  • 6 red chillies (leave seeds in if you like it hot)
  • 2 tbsp shrimp paste

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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