King crab is a type of seafood that many people enjoy because its meat is extremely delicious, tender, and sweet. So what to cook with king crab? TasteVN will reveal 2 ways to make delicious sweet and sour king crab with tamarind that you’ll crave. Into the kitchen to make this fried dish!
1. King Crab Stir-fried with Tamarind and Onion
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for King Crab Stir-fried with Tamarind and Onion Serves 4
King crab 1 piece (1.2 – 1.5 kg) Onion 1 bulb Tamarind paste 50 gr Shallots 4 bulbs Garlic 3 cloves Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Sugar 2 tablespoons
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Onions
- Choose onions with thin, shiny skins, uniform color, and smooth texture tightly hugging the bulb inside.
- Opt for round bulbs as they will be tastier and crunchier when stir-fried compared to flat or elongated ones.
- Avoid buying onions that are bruised, rotten, or have sprouted, with uneven firmness and color.
How to prepare King Crab fried with tamarind and onion
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Prepare the ingredients
Buy King Crab and rinse it briefly with water, remove the apron and gills, then use a small brush to clean every nook and cranny on the crab’s body. After that, rinse thoroughly, let it drain, and chop it into small pieces suitable for eating.
Peel the shallots and garlic, slice them thinly, and then chop them finely.
Peel the onion, rinse it clean, let it drain, and then cut it into bite-sized pieces.
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Make roasted tamarind crab
Put a pan on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add minced shallots and garlic to fry until golden and fragrant. Next, add the crab and stir continuously until the crab meat firms up, then add the tamarind sauce.
Add 2 tablespoons of sugar to the pan and stir for 5 minutes until the tamarind sauce thickens and absorbs into the crab meat.
Then, add the onion and stir-fry for about 2 minutes, then taste and adjust the seasoning before turning off the heat and serving everything on a plate.
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Final Product
Stir-fried king crab with tamarind and onion is complete. The crab meat is tender and sweet, coated with a layer of sour and sweet tamarind sauce. The onions are stir-fried just enough to remain crispy and delicious.
This dish is perfect to enjoy with a few drinks among friends and family.
2. Stir-fried King Crab with Tamarind
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried King Crab with Tamarind For 4 people
King crab 1 piece (1.1kg) Tamarind 25 gr Garlic 2 cloves (minced) Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Sugar/seasoning a bit
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How to make Stir-fried King Crab with Tamarind
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Prepare the King Crab
After purchasing the king crab, rinse it briefly with water. Next, turn the crab’s belly flap up, use the tip of a scissors or the tip of a knife to poke into the hollow under the flap until the crab dies.
Then, use a brush to clean all the nooks and crannies inside the crab and rinse it again with water, then let it drain.
Finally, separate each part of the crab and chop it into bite-sized pieces.
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Make the Tamarind Sauce
Add tamarind to a small bowl and gradually pour in 50ml of boiling water. Then, use a spoon to mash the tamarind until it dissolves, then strain it through a strainer to extract the juice.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of sugar to the bowl and stir well until the ingredients dissolve completely.
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Making roasted tamarind crab
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the pan. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add minced garlic and fry until golden and fragrant. After that, add the crab and stir-fry until the crab meat firms up, then gradually pour in the tamarind juice.
Continue to stir-fry until the tamarind sauce thickens and reduces. Finally, place the crab onto a plate and you can enjoy it.
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Final product
The roasted tamarind king crab has a light fragrant smell. The crab meat is firm, juicy, evenly absorbed with a layer of sweet and sour tamarind sauce, it’s delicious. Give it a try!
How to choose fresh and delicious king crab
- Choose king crabs with a small body, large and long legs and claws.
- It is advisable to choose crabs with legs still moving actively; when lifting the crab’s body, it should feel heavy, and there should be many short spikes around.
- When buying frozen crabs, you should select those with bright colors and no unusual fishy smell.
How to prepare and eliminate the fishy smell of king crab
- Method 1: Cleaning the king crab thoroughly also helps to reduce its fishy smell.
- Method 2: Crush a piece of ginger to extract its juice, then marinate the crab with a ratio of 1 tablespoon of ginger juice for every 1 kg of crab, adding other spices. Ginger can effectively eliminate the fishy smell of crab.
- Method 3: When stir-frying the crab, add 1 – 2 tablespoons of white wine to remove the fishy smell and enhance the crab’s fragrance.
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Above is a guide on 2 ways to make stir-fried king crab with tamarind that is sweet and sour, delicious, and extremely appealing. I hope the recipe shared above will help you easily make this fried dish. Wishing you success!
