One of the popular Vietnamese Food Recipes in Vietnam is Roasted Crab with Tamarind Sauce (Cua Rang Me). Eating with bread or boiled rice is all delicious. Trust me; you will totally fall in love with this dish. You should choose fresh crab to create a stunning flavor from this one. Moreover, crab is quite cheap in Vietnam, especially in its season.
So, are you ready to discover one of the stunning Vietnamese Food Recipes with us? Cooking it in the weekend, especially for your party is a perfect decision. And when you are ready, please follow my instruction below carefully and let us start cooking right now.
Roasted Crab with Tamarind Sauce Recipe (Cua Rang Me)
Print RecipeIngredients
- 3 big fresh crabs
- 1 fresh tamarind (100g)
- Fish sauce, salt, sugar
- Chili powder
- Spring onion.
Instructions
Step 1:
Clean crab carefully, cut in half (do not throw anything from these crabs, especially their eggs). Heat the oil (2 – 3 teaspoons), fry crab with large heat until they turn yellow. Put on plate added paper napkin to absorb wasted oil.
Step 2:
Mix tamarind with a little boiled water well. Filter to get its water, throw away seeds.
Step 3:
Pour tamarind water in step 2, add more sugar, salt and fish sauce, season until it has a little sweet and sour flavor in this sauce. Cook until this sauce becomes thick; add more chili powder, sliced spring onion. Here is the important step to create one of stunning Vietnamese Food Recipes.
Step 4:
Next, add fried crab in step 1 into mixture in step 3, stir well and gently until this sauce sticks around these crabs.
Finally, your dish is ready served. Turn off the heat; add more pepper to increase its flavor. From my experience, I usually eat with bread (Bánh Mì). I suggest you should eat when it is hot to keep the specific flavor from this food. Hope you will have a good appetite and do not miss other Vietnamese Food Recipes from us. Good Luck for your Cooking.
