Black pepper crab : Enjoy real taste of crabs

Crabs also called king prawn are one of the delicious sea food. A variety of dishes can be prepared with crabs. Black pepper crab is one of the delicious sea food dish which can be prepared in about 25 to 30 minutes.

Ingredients for Black pepper crab

The ingredients mentioned below for the black pepper crab is for 6 servings. The ingredients are
1 medium sized crab/king prawn cut into pieces
Oil for deep frying (Type of oil depends upon individual likings, it can be sunflower, olive or even mustard oil.)
2 tsp finely chopped ginger.
2 tsp finely chopped garlic
100 gm butter
50 gm cracked black pepper
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp Chinese wine
1 tbsp light soy sauce, and
1 tbsp sugar

Method to prepare Black pepper crab

In a pan deep fry the crab in oil till the shell turns red and the flesh is nearly cooked. Keep them aside. Now heat 3 tbsp butter and add ginger and garlic and cook until the fragrance is smelt. Now add black pepper, salt and Chinese wine, stir the mixture for nearly one minute and then add soy sauce and sugar. Mix the whole mixture well. Add crab pieces to the prepared mixture and cook for another 5 minutes.

The black pepper crab is now prepared, serve hot immediately.