June 18 2024 – Holly Ong
Singaporean Chili Crab. Food 52 Recipes. Dungeness Crab. Holly Ong. Sibeiho Sambal
Singaporean Chili Crab is a crab dish that we love to eat for special occasions back home. It is usually enjoyed as a joyous communal eating experience when we have overseas visitors or key milestones celebrations at seafood restaurants. It is a messy affair of slurping and licking with fingers all in. We like to joke that eating Singaporean Chili Crab is not a first date food as you have to go all in to enjoy this crustacean wonder.
It is not just about eating the crab. The sauce that envelops the crab shell and all is extra delicious with all the spicy bold umami that gets cooked into the sauce. Think of it like spicy umami crab dip! We generally have crusty baguettes or 炸馒头 deep fried Chinese Mantou bread to sop up all the sauce.
This recipe I'm sharing is our family's take on making Singapore Chili Crab here in Portland, Oregon. I like to think of cooking in terms of ratio for proportions so these are a few of the hacks I would suggest in making this dish. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
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