Guide to making stir-fried crab with water lily stem, a specialty of the people in the Mekong Delta

How to cook Mixed Crab with Bamboo Shoots

• 1

  Prepare the ingredients

  After purchasing bamboo shoots, select the young shoots that can be eaten, wash them clean, cut them into bite-sized pieces, and briefly blanch them.

  You can buy pre-processed crab from stores.

  Wash the starfruit, slice it, and cut the chili into rings for mixing.

  

  
• 2

  Mixing three crab

  First, you put 2 cloves of garlic, 3 chili peppers, and 3 tablespoons of sugar into a mortar and pound them finely.

  Transfer the three crabs to a bowl, add the mixture you just pounded, squeeze in the juice of 1 lime, and add the sliced starfruit and chili together.

  Then, mix everything well and let it sit for about 1 hour for the three crabs to absorb the seasoning. Next, add the prepared water lily shoots and mix again, then let it rest for 30 minutes.

  

  

  

  
• 3

  Completion

  After allowing the three crab and water lily to absorb the seasoning, you can take it out to eat with white rice or enjoy it with other dishes.

  The three crab is delicious and well-seasoned, while the water lily shoots are crispy and slightly sweet; these two dishes complement each other perfectly.