Ingredients

  • Red chillies 9
  • Leeks 2
  • Mud crabs 2 (approx. 1kg each)
  • SpinneysFOOD Pure Sunflower Oil 80ml
  • Ginger 5cm piece
  • Garlic 2 cloves
  • Tomato paste 1 tbsp
  • Tomato purée 200ml
  • Vegetable stock 200ml
  • SpinneysFOOD Ketchup 2 tbsp
  • Corn flour ½ tsp
  • Water 3 tbsp
  • SpinneysFOOD Fine Sea Salt To taste
  • SpinneysFOOD Black Pepper Freshly ground, to taste
  • SpinneysFOOD Organic Free-Range Egg 1, large
  • Light soya sauce 2 tbsp
  • Sugar 1 tbsp
  • SpinneysFOOD Fresh Coriander A handful
  • Steamed rice 400g, from Spinneys deli
  • SpinneysFOOD Spring Onions 2

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."

Singapore chilli crab with herby rice

Asian 20 Mins Prep · 45 Mins Cook


  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.