STEAMED BLUE SWIMMER CRABS WITH ASIAN CITRUS DRESSING

Remember to serve fingerbowls with plenty of large serviettes, as eating crab is messy – but rewarding – business!

SERVES
6
PREP TIME
10 mins
COOK TIME
15 mins
ALTERNATIVE SPECIES
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INGREDIENTS

6 green Blue Swimmer Crabs, cleaned and cut into quarters
1 tablespoon Vietnamese mint leaves
1 tablespoon Thai basil leaves
Steamed jasmine rice, for serving

METHOD

Make Asian Citrus Dressing: place all ingredients into a bowl and stir until sugar dissolves. Set aside.

Half fill a wok or large saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Place plates in 2 steamer baskets and divide Crab between them. Stack one basket on top of the other and place over wok or saucepan, cover and steam for 5 minutes, then carefully remove baskets and swap them around (so the one on top is now on the bottom) and return to the wok or saucepan for about 5 minutes, until shells are all red and flesh is opaque.

Arrange on a serving platter, pour Asian Citrus Dressing over the top, scatter with Vietnamese mint and basil and serve with rice.  

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