Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Matching Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Chilli mud crab Food Chilli mud crab Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 4 mud crabs 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 8 cloves of garlic, chopped 4 banana chillies, chopped 4 tbsp ginger, julienne 1 cup tomato sauce ½ cup sweet chilli sauce or linghams chilli sauce 1½ cups water or chicken stock 6 tbsp hoi sin sauce 1 cup chopped green spring onion 1 cup mixed Vietnamese mint leaves, coriander leaves and normal mint leaves 2 tbsp coriander root, chopped 2 tbsp fish sauce 1–2 tbsp sugar 2 tsp sea salt 30 cherry tomatoes cut in half METHOD Freeze the crabs until they are dead. Remove the top head shell and discard. Remove the gills (or dead man’s fingers as they are also known). Clean out any excess muck (rinse very lightly and quickly). Cut in half lengthways, then cut into 3 on each side using a cleaver. Crack the claws with the back of a knife or cleaver just so they open a bit to let the sauce in. Heat oil in a wok. Add garlic, chilli, ginger and coriander root and cook until fragrant. Add the crabs and toss for 1 minute. Add tomato sauce, chilli sauce, water, hoi sin sauce, fish sauce, sugar and salt. Stir to combine the ingredients, bring to the boil. Cover and allow to simmer/steam for about 10 minutes. Add in the green onions, cherry tomatoes and herbs and serve with steamed jasmine rice, crab crackers, crab pickers, finger bowls and bibs. Food Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 SHARE Perfect Match Exclusive Pepper Tree Verdelho 2018 $16.15 in any 12 $17.10 in any 6 $19.00 each Price | options $16.15 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Bimbadgen Sparkling Semillon NV $16.15 in any 12 $17.10 in any 6 $19.00 each Price | options $16.15 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Pepper Tree Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Smith & Hooper Pinot Grigio 2019 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Schild Estate Chardonnay 2020 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart d'Arenberg The Prickly Pear Viognier Marsanne Chenin Blanc 2018 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hancock & Hancock Home Vineyard Fiano 2018 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Zilzie Regional Collection King Valley Prosecco NV $18.30 in any 12 $19.35 in any 6 $21.50 each Price | options $18.30 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart De Bortoli Rococo Premium Cuvée NV $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Millstone Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $19.15 in any 12 $20.25 in any 6 $22.50 each Price | options $19.15 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart St Anne's Vineyards Sparkling Brut NV $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Exclusive Jackson's Hill Semillon 2018 $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Jackson's Hill Vermentino 2018 $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Lange Estate TSR Chardonnay 2020 $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Yalumba Samuel's Garden Collection Viognier 2017 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Oakridge Over the Shoulder Chardonnay 2019 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart First Ridge Vermentino 2018 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Woodvale Sharegarden Semillon 2019 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tomich T Sparkling NV $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Peter Lehmann H & V Pinot Gris 2020 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping