dinner · dairy-free
Skillet black pepper crab
Fully cooked crab clusters tossed in a skillet with cracked black pepper, garlic, shallot, oyster sauce and soy, finished with lime. Glossy, peppery and messy in the best way.
- Time
- 25min
- Steps
- 4
Ingredients
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Contains wheat, soy, crustacean shellfish and molluscs.
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Method
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1
Pat the crab dry and lightly crack the thicker shell parts with shears or a nutcracker so the sauce reaches the meat. Crush the peppercorns coarsely and mince the garlic and shallot.
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2
Mix the oyster sauce, soy sauce and brown sugar with 60 ml of water. Heat the oil in a wide skillet over medium heat and cook the shallot about 3 minutes, until soft.
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3
Add the garlic and pepper and stir 30 seconds. Pour in the sauce, add the crab, cover and steam 4–6 minutes, turning once, until the crab is hot throughout.
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4
Uncover and toss until the sauce coats the shells. Squeeze in half of the lime and serve with wedges from the other half.
