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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Water spinach crab hotpot is a hotpot dish that’s unique, requiring just a few simple ingredients along with the right seasoning tips to create a dish that you can comfortably treat your friends with. Let’s cook and learn how to make a sweet, nutritious water spinach crab hotpot easily at home!
Ingredients for Water Spinach Crab Hotpot For 4 people
Crab 2 kg Water spinach 1 kg Tomato 2 fruits Fried garlic 1 tablespoon Fried shallots 1 tablespoon Chopped ginger 1 teaspoon Bone broth 300 ml (or boiled pork/chicken water) Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Satay 1 teaspoon Common seasonings a little (sugar/ seasoning granules/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose good, meaty crabs
- To choose good crabs, press on the crab’s belly; if it feels firm and bounces back lightly, it’s fresh.
- Preferably select crabs that are bright green, have a solid surface, are of manageable size, and feel hard and firm when held.
- Avoid buying crabs with a deflated belly that sinks when pressed, as these crabs have less meat.
- Also, limit choosing crabs with broken or loose claws that are not firmly attached to the body, as they may be spoiled and not fresh anymore.
How to choose fresh and delicious water spinach
- Fresh and delicious water spinach usually has a bright green color, the tips are still fresh, and when bent, it makes a crispy sound “crack”.
- Prioritize choosing straight stems, with a soft and smooth body so that when eaten, it will be crispy, delicious, soft, and sweet!
- Absolutely do not buy water spinach with stems that have many veins, wilted and yellowed, and with bruised, slimy leaves.
How to prepare Crab Hot Pot with Water Spinach
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Prepare the crab
Wash the crab thoroughly, then carefully separate the crab shell and break the crab body in half lengthwise, remove the lungs, and place it in a basket to drain.
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Prepare other ingredients
Pick the tender, crispy stems of the water spinach, break them into bite-sized pieces, and wash them several times with cold water. For the tomatoes, wash them clean, cut off the tops, and then cut them into wedges.
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Cook the broth
Place a deep pan or pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of fried garlic, 1 tablespoon of fried shallots, and 2 tomatoes cut into wedges, then stir for about 1 minute.
Next, add 150ml of bone broth and cook for about 5 – 7 minutes, then season with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, and 1 teaspoon of satay, stirring well to dissolve the seasonings.
Then, add the remaining 150ml of bone broth and cook on medium-high heat until the hotpot broth comes to a boil. At this point, you can taste and adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s preferences!
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Boil crab and water spinach
After boiling the broth, add all the crabs in, stir briefly, cover, and cook for 10 – 15 minutes, until the crab shells turn light orange, then carefully remove the crabs into a pot.
Next, add 1 teaspoon of minced ginger into the hot pot broth and toss in the water spinach, boil briefly for about 3 – 5 minutes, then carefully transfer it into the pot containing the crabs.
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Completion
Finally, pour all the hot pot broth into the pot with crab and water spinach and bring it back to a boil to complete, ready to enjoy right away.
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Final Product
Crab hot pot with water spinach made simply, the highlight is the super sweet and rich broth, along with tender crab meat, fragrant fat, crunchy and juicy water spinach that will definitely make you fall in love when enjoying.
Remember to eat the hot pot with fresh vermicelli or instant noodles and add a bowl of green chili dipping sauce for dipping the crab!
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