Crabs in Sweet & Sour Sauce 酸甜螃蟹

材料：
- 500ml 炸油
- 1kg螃蟹，洗净斩块
- 适量粟粉，沾螃蟹用
- 1大匙蒜茸
- 1小匙指天椒粒
- 1小匙姜茸
- 1大匙青葱粒
- 1粒鸡蛋，打散

调味料：
- 3大匙蕃茄酱
- 2大匙辣椒酱
- 2大匙白米醋
- l大匙生抽
- 1大匙蚝油
- 2大匙糖
- 1小匙盐
- 100ml水
- 适量粟粉水打芡用

做法：
1．将螃蟹沾上粟粉，然后放进烧热的油中炸2分钟或至熟，捞起沥干油份。
2．留2大匙油爆香蒜茸、指天椒粒、姜茸和青葱粒。
3．加入调味料煮滚，倒八螃蟹和蛋液，拌匀打芡便可上桌。

贴士：
此螃蟹的酱汁很适合用来沾炸馒头一起享用，所以可以煮多点汁。

Ingredient:
- 500ml oil for deep-frying
- 1kg crabs，cIeaned and cut into pieces
- corn flour for coating crabs
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tsp chopped chilli padi
- 1 tsp chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp chopped spring onion
- 1 egg，beaten
- 3 tbsp tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp chilli sauce
- 2 white rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp light soya sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp saIt
- 100m1 water
- corn fJour water for thickening

Method:
1．Coat crabs with corn flour and deep-fry in hot oil for 2 minutes or until cooked．Dish and drain．
2．Leave 2 tbsp oil in wok and sauté chopped garlic，chopped chilli padi，chopped ginger and spring onion until fragrant．
3．Add in seasoning and bring to boil．Add in crabs，beaten egg and thicken with corn flour water．Dish up．

Tips:
This sweet and sour sauce for crabs is delicious and ideal serve with fried “man-tou”．You can prepare more sauce if you like to serve with man-tou．

** Recipes by Alan Kok & Bryan Ong "Hawkers' Fair Simplied" , 2003

** 这道酸甜螃蟹非常开胃可口，我已经试了好几次，赞！