Mud Crab with Glass Noodles

Name: Mud Crab with Glass Noodles
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon white peppercorns; 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; 5 tablespoons shao xing; 2 coriander roots, washed and scraped; 5 tablespoons light soy sauce; 5 tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 shallots, cut into julienne; 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon shrimp paste, wrapped in foil and grilled until fragrant; 3 tablespoons finely chopped ginger; ¼ cup chopped coriander leaves and stems; 4 dried red chillies; 250 g glass noodles; 1 x 1 kg live mud crab; 6 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar; 1 cup fresh chicken stock; 6 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon sea salt; ½ teaspoon sesame oil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simply Asian

By Neil Perry

Published 2000

About

This is really a sort of braise, as the crab cooks in its own juices as well as in the sauce. All these juices soak into the noodles, rendering them heavenly. There should be very little sauce in the pot at the end of the cooking time but if there is too much liquid, simply remove the crab and boil the sauce down until most of it has evaporated.

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Main course
Noodles

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