Golden Crispy Sea Crab

Golden Crispy Sea Crab

　　[Cuisine] Beijing Cuisine

　　[Characteristics] Visually appealing, golden in color, with crispy and fragrant crab meat.

　　[Ingredients]

　　1,500g sea crab, 125g oil, 100g eggs, 10g salt, 10g cooking wine, 4g MSG, 25g each of scallion segments and ginger slices, 5g minced ginger, and appropriate amounts of starch, vinegar, and sesame oil.

　　[Cooking Method]

　　(1) Clean the sea crab, remove inedible parts such as claws and shell, cut into 4 pieces, marinate briefly with cooking wine, scallions, ginger, MSG, and salt, then remove the scallions and ginger and coat with starch. (2) Heat the pan, add oil, and deep-fry the stirred egg mixture over moderate heat until golden and crispy, then drain the oil. (3) Leave some base oil in the pan, heat to 60–70% hot, add the crab pieces and fry until golden brown, then remove and arrange on a plate. (4) Sprinkle the fried golden crisps over the crab on the plate. Serve with a small bowl of minced ginger, vinegar, and sesame oil dipping sauce on the side.