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Vietnamese Crispy Soft Shell Crabs

By: Son Nguyen

For a stronger garlic flavor, marinate the crabs with pepper and garlic juice for about 30 minutes before coating with batter.

Ingredients : Serves 4

2 tablespoons Cooking oil for deep frying
8 Soft shell crabs, cleaned and cut in half
1 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoons Chili sauce
2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
   
Batter  
150 g Rice flour
100 g Plain (all-purpose) flour
40 g Corn flour (cornstarch)
1 Egg yolk
1 Egg
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Ground white pepper
200 ml Water

Preparation:

  • Combine all batter ingredients except water in a large bowl.

  • Gradually add water into batter, mixing well after each addition to get a thick batter.

  • Heat oil for deep frying in a large wok.

  • Dip crabs into batter and coat well.

  • Deep fry until golden brown.

  • Remove and drain well.

  • In another wok, heat butter and toss in crabs. Coat well with butter.

  • Remove and arrange on a serving plate.

  • Serve with chili and mayonnaise.





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