Created by Spinneys
Prep time 20 minutes
Cook time 45 minutes
Serves 4
Cuisine Asian
Diet Other
Preparation Moderate
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 839
Fat 27.5g
Saturates 3.2g
Protein 43.3g
Carbs 99.7g
Sugars 10.6g
Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated. See details

Cooking Instructions

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1

Place 8 chillies and leeks in a food processor. Blitz until it forms a paste.

2

Heat the oil in a wok or large pot over a medium heat. Add in the crab and stir fry until the crab starts to change colour, approx. 5 minutes. Remove the crab from the pan and set aside. Repeat with the second crab.

3

Place the pan back over a medium heat. Add in the chilli paste mixture and cook for approx. 10 minutes.

4

Finely grate the ginger and the garlic. Add to the pan and sauté until fragrant. Stir in the tomato paste, purée, stock and ketchup and bring to a simmer. Mix the corn flour with the water, then add into the wok along with the crabs and simmer for 10-15 minutes.

5

Season with salt and pepper. Whisk the egg then drizzle into the mixture and stir to coat. Add the soya sauce and sugar.

6

Finely chop the coriander and mix with the rice.

7

Finely chop the spring onions and a red chilli. Scatter over the crab.

8

Serve the chilli crab with the herby rice.