watched my dad cooked over the years, figured i try to recreate my own.
live dozen large to extra large females (ones with the eggs)
start off by breaking the claws off, then opening the shell off the crab.
next clean the crab with a toothbrush to get the dirt and stuff out.
trim the legs and all the unnecessary parts to make eating easier.
use a hammer to semi-crush the claws.
cut the shell in half, clean the guts/crap part out, and trim the sharp edges out.
now the crab part is finish, cleaned and ready for cooking.
Using a wok, hit the fire and put oil in. chance the wok is hot, throw in the garlic.
soon after, dump the crabs in. start off with small amounts of salt.
add sugar, much more than salt, then start mixing the crabs so they cook evenly.
once they are close to be ready. add dark soy sauce ginger scallions onions.
last ingredients is red vinegar and pepper. remember as you are cooking taste and
make sure its to your liking. after several times you will have it down pat.
Ingredients:
dozen crabs
flower or breading of some sort
garlic cloves
onion
ginger
scallions
olive oil (or any cooking oil)
salt/pepper/sugar
dark soy sauce (for color)
red vinegar