By :
Mymy Suajico - Santiago 蔡马安
Eating crabs is interactive. Picking its meat
takes patience and pumps anticipation. One of the reasons why crab meat is much
coveted & prized. It’s soft, delicate and ‘umami’ flavored meat is unique
to its own kind. Like all seafood, crabs definitive flavor is best savored when
fresh; when it is still succulent & sweet, firm & not mushy.
This is a 5 minute recipe of blue crabs.
Overcooking them is the most common mistake as it drains the natural juices
& sacrifices the flavor quality of the crustacean.
Ingredients :
½ dozen Blue Crabs (cleaned)
1 tbsp. Oyster Sauce
2 tbsp. Chinese Spicy Mustard
2 tbsp. Black Bean Paste
½ cup white wine
2 tbsp. Black Sesame Oil
Garnish : sesame
seeds, green onions & nori flakes
Procedure :
In a pan,
heat to boil 2 cups of water, add in crabs & reduced heat.
Simmer for
3 minutes. Drain the crabs. Arrange in a serving dish.
Continue
to simmer the crab broth in the pan. Add in the rest of the ingredients. Allow to
cook for 2 minutes. Pour sauce in the dish over the crab.
Garnish
& serve…great with light beer too!
