Pity the other dishes at the dinner table when crab is served. Everyone is so focused on getting to every last bit of scrumptious crab meat, and slurping with pleasure, that by the time they’re done, all the other food has become cold. And anti-climatic.
Like whole lobster and monster sushi rolls, crab is not a first date food. It’s messy, and I have yet to meet anyone who looks attractive eating it. That said, if you want to make a great easy dish for intimate friends and family members (a.k.a. people you don’t need to impress), give this crab recipe a try.
I learned this recipe from my grandpa, who loves crab so much he eats it once a week (apparently fresh crab at the wet market is even cheaper in Hong Kong than it is in mainland China.) And his method requires little more than ginger, scallions, and a cup of just-boiled salted water. No soy sauce, corn starch, or even rice wine needed.
Just be sure to get your crab crackers and picks ready.
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More Chinese seafood recipes to try:
Chinese Steamed Fish with Black Bean and Ginger Sauce
Dragon Well Tea Shrimp (Longjing Xiaren)
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Ginger and Scallion Steamed Crab
Serves 4
- 2 pounds whole crab
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 small piece ginger, thinly sliced
- 1 stalk scallion, cut to 2-inch lengths
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Clean and separate the crab into pieces: rinse well under cold water, carefully removing the yellow gills or spongy insides. Twist apart the legs and claws. With the blunt side of the cleaver, crack the legs and larger front claws and set aside. (This makes the crab easier to eat after it’s cooked.)
- In a small pot, bring water to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in salt.
- Heat oil in the wok over medium-high heat. Stir-fry ginger and scallions until aromatic, about 1 minutes. Add crab pieces and stir-fry for another minute. Add salted water, then cover the wok and let the crab steam for 10 minutes. Transfer to serving dish.
Nice! This is gonna be my lunch one of these days, I’ll just nip down to Sunset Park and buy me a crab. No way I will convince TJ to eat it, so it’s just me and Mr. Crustacean.
My granddad loves crab, too, but it makes him go puffy and itchy.
I love crabs!I can’t wait until they are in season and I can try this.
I like your presentation of the crabs! It kind of looks like there is a live crab still on it.
Crab is always very popular when it’s served on a table. I certainly agree! I’m one of those people who would grab for a piece of crab and eat the crab until there is no more left.
Mmm Yum – That looks sooo good! Great photo too!!
nom nom nom…looks yummy! One of my favs!
Crab is definitely one of my favorites. But I don’t like eating it in front of people with my sticky face & fingers & all.
Can’t get simpler than that. I love recipes that allow you to *taste* the main ingredient. Starred in Google reader for when crab goes on sale / in season!
This looks lovely! My dad used to make lobster with ginger and spring onion a lot at home. It was delicious, but killing the lobster was always hard to watch…
yummy! I adore crabs and will have to try your recipe!
Contrary to other posters of comments, I actually tried this recipe last night. Absolutely delicious and simple! Had to use frozen crab and it still tasted great. Can’t wait to try the chicken recipe you just posted.
Thanks for the recipe. This looks really, really good. You could also incorporate stuff from tastespotting, beef recipes or even serious eats.
I was never a crab fan, but lately have become rather fond of it… will have to give this one a try.
I am not a huge crab fan, nor lobster, however the photo of this dish is making my mouth water just from the brilliant colors!
This looks like one mouth watering dish, I don’t know if I could ever get this presentation to look so great at home!
fuck ur mother
That’s look like YUMMMY!!! Crab’s are a favorite for me and especially when they are steamed with ginger. The taste is soft and salty and gives a rich flavor of spices in the first bite. The picture here is quite mouthwatering too. I hope to have it in summers maybe as for now its Diet time, lol!!
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nice looks great, its very good
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