Peppered Crab

Ingredients

• 3 pieces crabs or 15 pieces shell-on king prawns
• 6 pieces garlic cloves, crushed & chopped
• 6 pieces shallots, chopped
• 2 pieces dried chilies
• 1 teaspoon ginger, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 2 teaspoons cornflour
• salt and pepper, to season
• 4 spring onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil, for stir frying
• cooking oil, for deep frying

Instructions

1. Season crabs or prawns with black pepper, salt and corn flour.
2. Deep fry until almost done and set aside.
3. Heat wok and add cooking oil. Stir-fry the garlic, shallots, chili, ginger, onions and black pepper for 2 minutes.
4. Add crabs/prawns then fry for 2 more minutes.
5. Add the spring onion then cover the wok to cook for another minute.
6. Serve hot.
7. TIP: You might want to cracked the shells and the pincers of the crabs a little bit after deep frying so it will absorb the flavor when you saut  it with the rest of the ingredients.