Vietnamese Roasted Crab in Salt Crust

Name: Vietnamese Roasted Crab in Salt Crust
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 whole fresh crabs; 5-6 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon seasoning powder; 3 teaspoons sesame oil; 2 teaspoons oyster sauce; 3 teaspoons vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; Some cooking oil or fat; How to make salt mixture: rice, glutinous rice, peeled mung beans, 1 pinch of roasted coarse sea salt, pound and sieve in advance and set aside in a jar to use later in other roasted salt recipes; 5 roots lemongrass; 3 cayenne peppers; 1 knob knob ginger

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This weekend, rock the kitchen with this irresistibly tasty roasted crab in salt crust to treat your family! (contributed by Thanh Ngan MC)

cookpad vietnam @cook_2506890

Vietnam

This weekend, rock the kitchen with this irresistibly tasty roasted crab in salt crust to treat your family! (contributed by Thanh Ngan MC)

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Ingredients

4 servings

4whole fresh crabs
5-6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoonsalt
3 teaspoonssugar
1 teaspoonseasoning powder
3 teaspoonssesame oil
2 teaspoonsoyster sauce
3 teaspoonsvinegar
1/2 teaspoonblack pepper
Some cooking oil or fat
How to make salt mixture:rice, glutinous rice, peeled mung beans, 1 pinch of roasted coarse sea salt, pound and sieve in advance and set aside in a jar to use later in other roasted salt recipes
5 roots lemongrass
3cayenne peppers
1 knobknob ginger

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Steps

1

Slice cayenne pepper and lemon grass, julienne ginger, fry all in boiling cooking oil until golden brown, drain oil and set aside.
2

Rinse crabs, lift and detach the carapace (outer shell) and set aside. Discard the abdomen and gills. Pound the big claws. Crack crabs into halves.
3

Mix all the spices together: vinegar, sugar, salt, oyster sauce, sesame oil, seasoning powder, black pepper, minced garlic.
4

Put a skillet over the heat (a small and deep pot can help save oil/fat), wait until the oil/fat really boils, add pieces of crabs in and fry until fully cooked then transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
5

Use a big skillet, add some cooking oil or fat, heat until it really boils, add the spice mixture in step 3 in and toss evenly then pour the fried crabs into the skillet and stir thoroughly until spices are fully absorbed, stir-fry over high heat in about 10 minutes then turn off the heat.
6

Add fried lemon grass, ginger, cayenne pepper and previously processed salt to shake well together. Finally, transfer to a serving plate and garnish with lettuce and cucumber. Served with salt, sugar, black pepper and lime dipping sauce. Or mix chili sauce to dip as desired.