Name: Tom Yum Poo (Spicy Tom Yum Fried Crabs)
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 4 large crabs, cleaned and cut in half; 2 eggs, beaten separately; freshly cracked white pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons cornflour; 3 tablespoons butter; cooking oil for deep-frying; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger; 2 tablespoons bottled tom yum paste; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped; 4 shallots, peeled and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 6 bird’s eye chillies, finely sliced; a handful of coriander leaves

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Little Thai Cookbook

By Marshall Cavendish

Published 2014

About

It’s easy to get crabby (pun intended) over preparing crustaceans for a meal because of the hassle, but the end result is totally worth it. In this recipe, the usual suspects of garlic, ginger and shallots combine with spicy tom yum paste and butter to produce an incredibly tantalising sauce and aroma that will whet your appetite. Ditch the cutlery and use your fingers; there’s no room for daintiness here!