How to Cook Sauteed Blue Crabs with Wine
This crab recipe is one of the easiest to cook because you only need to stir fry or sauté the crabs with the aromatics, condiments and wine.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 213kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kilo blue crabs or alimasag
- 1 piece onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 inch size ginger peeled and sliced
- 1 stalk leeks sliced diagonally
- 2 Tbsp. cooking wine or red wine
- 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. magic sarap
- 1 tsp. soy sauce or oyster sauce
- 1 tsp. salt
- cooking oil for sauteing
Instructions
How to Cook Sauteed Blue Crabs with Wine:
- Clean the crabs by bushing to remove impurities then wash in running water and drain.
- Cut the abdomen only but don't cut through the carapace. Set aside.
- Heat 2Tbsp. of cooking oil in a pan then saute garlic, ginger and onion for 1 minute.
- Than add the crabs and stir until the color turns to red orange on all sides.
- Add brown sugar, cooking wine, soy sauce and Magic sarap (or chicken powder or MSG). Then stir until the sauce is mixed with the crabs in all sides.
- Cover and simmer for 3 minutes. Then add 1/2 cup of water and leeks. Season with salt if needed. Stir until the sauce is reduced to half.
- You can also add some red chilies or chili powder to make it spicy. Serve hot.