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Garlic Oyster Crab Recipe
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Garlic Oyster Crab Recipe

Garlic Oyster Crab Recipe is a spur of the moment recipe and it turned out great. The crab is breaded and dip fried then tossed in garlic oyster sauce.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino

Ingredients
  

Crispy Crab
  • 1 kilo Crabs
  • 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 1 cup Potato Starch
  • 1 Tablespoon Spanish Paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • Oil for Deep Frying
Garlic Oyster Sauce
  • 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 head Garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons Chopped Onion Chives
  • 1 spoonful Crab Fat or Aligue Paste
  • 6 Tablespoons Oyster Sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 1/2 cup Water

Method
 

Crispy Crab
  1. Throughly clean the crabs. Remove the gills and cut the crab into two parts.
  2. Mix together cornstarch, potato starch, Spanish paprika, salt and ground black pepper.
  3. Drench the crabs into the seasoned flour mixture and tap to remove excess flour. Deep fry until golden brown and set a side.
Garlic Oyster Sauce
  1. Sauté garlic and onion chives in olive oil.
  2. Add crab fat, oyster sauce, sugar and ground black pepper and stir fry for 3 minutes.
  3. Add water and simmer for 3 minutes.
  4. Toss in the crabs and serve.