Stuffed Crab (Poo Cha)
Stuffed crab or poo cha is a delicious crab dish where the crab shell is stuffed with the filling of crab and ground pork. Stuffed crab poo cha is great!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6-8 blue crab shells
- 8 oz (250g) ground pork
- 4 oz (125g) crab meat
- 2 oz (60g) peeled shrimp (minced)
- 1 egg
- 3 shallots (minced)
- 6 coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 3 heavy dashes ground black pepper
- 2 eggs (slightly beaten)
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the filling and blend well. The texture should be sticky.
- 2
Stuff the filling into the empty crab shells using a spoon, smoothing out the surface with the back of the spoon. Steam the stuffed crab for 5 minutes, then discard any water that seeps out.
- 3
Cool the stuffed crab to room temperature after steaming. Heat a wok with some oil. When the oil is hot, dip each crab shell into the beaten eggs, ensuring the filling is well coated.
- 4
Transfer the stuffed crabs to the wok and fry them. As soon as the surface turns light to golden brown, remove them from the wok and serve immediately.