Black Pepper Crab

Mains
Seafood

Easy Level:

Slightly less easy

Cook Time:

30 Mins

Servings:

4

Love eating crabs but don’t wanna to spend a bomb on it? Now you can with our black pepper crab recipe! This is just one of those things which can be bad for you if overdosed with (sore throat), BUT like all good things in life, the price you pay is worth it.

We did our recipe using freshly ground peppercorns, which we then toast to bring out its full robust flavours. For those who aren’t all cool with killing and cleaning live crabs (some of them can get really tough even for many of us), get your seafood vendor to do it for you! You will need 2 piece of 600g crabs for this recipe.

Try our other iconic Singaporean dish, Chilli Crab! 

Ingredients

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US / Metric
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kg
kg
Mud crabs
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kg
kg
Mud crabs
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tbsp
tbsp
Black peppercorns
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Black peppercorns
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
White peppercorns
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
White peppercorns

Black pepper sauce

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g
g
Butter
0.00
g
g
Butter
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Garlic
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Garlic
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Shallots
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Shallots
0.00
cup
cup
Curry leaves
0.00
cup
cup
Curry leaves
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Chilli padi
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Chilli padi
0.00
tsp
tsp
Taucheo
0.00
tsp
tsp
Taucheo
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Oyster sauce
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Oyster sauce
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Light soya sauce
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Light soya sauce
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Sugar
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Sugar

Garnish

Coriander
Coriander

Steps

1

Kill and clean 2 large mud crabs. Remove gills from crabs, and cut them into quarters.
Kill and clean 2 large mud crabs. Remove gills from crabs, and cut them into quarters.
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2

Crush or grind black peppercorns and white peppercorns.
Crush or grind black peppercorns and white peppercorns.
Mark as completed

3

Toast in a pan until fragrant.
Toast in a pan until fragrant.
Mark as completed

4

Deep fry crabs for 3-4 mins until they turn bright red
Deep fry crabs for 3-4 mins until they turn bright red
Mark as completed

5

Remove crabs from oil and drain off the excess oil
Remove crabs from oil and drain off the excess oil
Mark as completed

6

To make the black pepper sauce, add butter to a large pan.
To make the black pepper sauce, add butter to a large pan.
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7

Add chopped garlic, chopped shallots, taucheo, toasted peppercorns, curry leaves, sliced chilli padi, and stir-fry them well.
Add chopped garlic, chopped shallots, taucheo, toasted peppercorns, curry leaves, sliced chilli padi, and stir-fry them well.
Mark as completed

8

Stir in oyster sauce, light soya sauce, and sugar.
Stir in oyster sauce, light soya sauce, and sugar.
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9

Add the crabs and stir fry for another 5-7 mins.
Add the crabs and stir fry for another 5-7 mins.
Mark as completed

10

Serve with a bowl of white rice.
Serve with a bowl of white rice.
Mark as completed

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