Simmered crab with pork

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Crabs
¼ pounds Lean pork
1 Clove garlic
2 Scallions
1 Egg
1 cup Stock
2 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 teaspoon Sugar
¼ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Pepper
4 tablespoons Oil
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
¼ cup Water

Directions

1. Clean crabs. With a cleaver, chop each, shell and all, in 6 to 8 pieces.

2. Mince or grind pork. Crush garlic; mince scallions. Beat egg lightly.

3. Heat stock and stir in soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Keep warm.

4. Heat oil. Add remaining salt, then garlic, and stir-fry a few times. Add pork and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (1 to 2 minutes).

5. Stir in stock mixture. Then add crab sections and heat quickly. Cook, covered, 8 to 10 minutes over medium heat.

6. Blend corostarch and cold water to a paste; then stir in to thicken.

7. Turn off heat. Gently stir in beaten egg until it sets. Garnish with minced scallions and serve.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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