Black Pepper Crab

Name: Black Pepper Crab
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 3 piece fresh mud crabs (about 1 lb each); 2 cup oil (for deep frying); 2 tbsp butter; 2 piece shallots, thinly sliced; 2 clove garlic, very finely chopped; 1 tbsp salted soya beans, mashed; 2 tbsp dried prawns, roasted and ground; 2 tbsp black pepper, coarsely ground; 0.5 cup curry leaves; 10 piece red or green bird's eye chilies, chopped; 2 tbsp black soy sauce; 3 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp oyster sauce

Crab wok-tossed in a bold, buttery black pepper sauce with curry leaves, dried prawns and bird's eye chilies — restaurant-quality and gloriously messy.

25 min 1 servingsRasa Malaysia Source

Extracted by chinwei271Extracted 1 Jul 2026

Nutrition· per serving · estimated

308

Calories

118g

Protein

68g

Carbs

31g

Fat

Scale recipe

1 serving

Original recipe

Ingredients13 items

Produce

🧅shallots, thinly sliced2 piece

🧄garlic, very finely chopped2 clove

🌿curry leaves½ cup

🌶️red or green bird's eye chilies, chopped10 piece

Seafood

🦀fresh mud crabs (about 1 lb each)3 piece

🦐dried prawns, roasted and ground2 tbsp

Dairy

🧈butter2 tbsp

Pantry

🛢️oil (for deep frying)2 cup

🫘salted soya beans, mashed1 tbsp

🍶black soy sauce2 tbsp

🍬sugar3 tbsp

🦪oyster sauce2 tbsp

Spices

⚫black pepper, coarsely ground2 tbsp

Instructions

1
Clean the crabs and cut them in half, discarding the spongy 'dead man's fingers'.
2
Smash the claws with a cleaver so the seasonings can penetrate.
3
Deep-fry the crab until half-cooked, then drain and set aside.
4
Heat a wok and melt the butter.
5
Add the shallots, garlic, mashed salted soybeans, ground dried prawns, black pepper, curry leaves and bird's eye chilies.
6
Sauté until fragrant.
7
Add the crab along with the black soy sauce, sugar and oyster sauce.
8
Cook for 5-10 minutes, until the crab is done. Serve hot.
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CuisineMalaysian