Crab in oyster sauce explained

Crab in oyster sauce
Alternate Name:Indonesian: Kepiting saus tiram
Country:China and Indonesia
Region:East Asia and Southeast Asia
notably: Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore
Creator:Chinese cuisine
Course:Main course
Served:Hot
Main Ingredient:Crab served in oyster sauce, garlic, ginger and scallion

Crab in oyster sauce or oyster sauce crab is a Chinese seafood dish of crab served in savoury oyster sauce. It is a popular dish in Asia, that can be found from China, Indonesia, Singapore to the Philippines.[1]

Origin

Crab in oyster sauce can trace its origin to Southern China's Cantonese cuisine, more precisely, after the development of oyster sauce in the late 19th century. The dish then spread across Asia. Known in Indonesia as kepiting saus tiram, it is a popular seafood in Chinese Indonesian cuisine, being one of the two most popular ways of serving crab.[2]

Ingredients

The most popular crab species used in this recipe is mud crab, though blue crab may also be used.

The crabs are cut into pieces and stir-fried shortly in a wok on strong fire in cooking oil and water, garlic, ginger, onion and scallion, mixed with oyster sauce, soy sauce, ang ciu (Chinese cooking wine) and sugar. Then the sauce is thickened with a corn starch and water mixture. The mild umami (savoury) seafood flavour of oyster sauce tends to enhance the natural flavour of the crab.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crabs in Oyster Sauce . Manny Montala . 5 January 2014 . Panlasang Pinoy . 28 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Resep Lezat Kepiting Saus Tiram ala Rumahan . Gesti Arma . 20 May 2013 . Merdeka . id . 28 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927181041/http://www.suaramerdeka.com/v1/index.php/read/kuliner/2013/05/20/359/Resep-Lezat-Kepiting-Saus-Tiram-ala-Rumahan . 27 September 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Aisyah . Yuharrani . 2021-03-02 . Resep Kepiting Saus Tiram ala Restoran Chinese Food . 2024-03-17 . KOMPAS.com . id.