Name: Crab steamed in beer
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tsp shrimp paste; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 6 golden shallots, finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1½ tbsp light palm sugar, crushed; 330 ml light lager, such as Singha; 4 blue swimmer crabs (250gm each), top shell removed, gills discarded, rinsed under cold running water; 2 long red chillies, cut into julienne; 2 spring onions, cut into julienne; To serve: Vietnamese mint, bean sprouts, lime wedges and fish sauce; To serve: steamed jasmine rice (optional)

Crab steamed in beer

This simple Vietnamese-styled roasted Crab recipe adds a delicious hoppy flavour by adding beer into the mix.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

25M

Total

40M

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Ingredients

1 tsp shrimp paste

2 tbsp vegetable oil

6 golden shallots, finely chopped

4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1½ tbsp light palm sugar, crushed

330 ml light lager, such as Singha

4 blue swimmer crabs (250gm each), top shell removed, gills discarded, rinsed under cold running water

2 long red chillies, cut into julienne

2 spring onions, cut into julienne

To serve: Vietnamese mint, bean sprouts, lime wedges and fish sauce

To serve: steamed jasmine rice (optional)

Method

Main

1.Preheat oven to 170C. Wrap shrimp paste in foil and roast until fragrant (5-10 minutes).

2.Heat oil in a wok over high heat, add shallot and garlic and stir occasionally until caramelised (3-5 minutes). Add shrimp paste and palm sugar, stir until caramelised (1-2 minutes), add beer and crab, cover and stir occasionally until just cooked through (5-7 minutes). Add chilli, spring onion, mint and bean sprouts and toss to combine. Season to taste with fish sauce and lime juice and serve hot with rice.

Recipe / styling by Lisa Featherby

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Ingredients

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