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Crab in Ginger Sauce

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Recipe

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

45 min
Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
2 each crab, hard shell
whole hard shell, ready-to-cook
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8 each scallions, spring or green onions
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1 small sweet red bell peppers
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1 piece ginger root
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¾ cup water
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2 ½ tablespoons sherry
dry
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1 teaspoon sugar
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1 teaspoon chicken bouillon, powdered
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2 teaspoons soy sauce, tamari
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2 teaspoons cornstarch
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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½ teaspoon sesame oil
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
2 each crab, hard shell
whole hard shell, ready-to-cook
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8 each scallions, spring or green onions
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1 small sweet red bell peppers
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1 piece ginger root
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177 ml water
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38 ml sherry
dry
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5 ml sugar
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5 ml chicken bouillon, powdered
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1E+1 ml soy sauce, tamari
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1E+1 ml cornstarch
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3E+1 ml vegetable oil
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2.5 ml sesame oil
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Directions

Rinse crabs with water.

Gently pull away round -hard shell on top.

With small sharp knife gently cut away the gray spongy tissue and discard.

Rinse crabs with water.

Cut off claws and legs.

Pound claws lightly with back of cleaver to break shell.

Chop down center of crabs to cut body in half.

Cut each half crosswise into 3 pieces.

Cut onions into 1-inch (2½ cm) pieces.

Remove seeds from pepper.

Cut pepper into thin strips.

Pare gingerroot.

Cut ginger into thin slices, then cut the slices into very thin strips.

Combine ½ cup (125 mL) of the water, the sherry, sugar, bouillon and soy sauce.

Combine remaining ¼ cup (60 mL) water and the cornstarch.

Blend well.

Heat vegetable and sesame oils in wok over medium heat.

Stir- fry ginger in the oils for 1 minute.

Add cut up crabs.

Stir-fry for 1 minute.

Add sherry mixture and pepper to crab.

Stir-fry over high heat until liquid boils.

Reduce heat to low.

Simmer covered for 4 minutes.

Uncover and stir in cornstarch mixture.

Cook until sauce thickens.

Add onions.

Cook and stir for 1 minute.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 114g (4.0 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 9171% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 220mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 2g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Sugars g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 18% Vitamin C 49%
Calcium 3% Iron 3%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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