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Crab in oyster sauce

Kepiting saus tiram, Chinese-Indonesian crab in oyster sauce
Alternative names	Indonesian:Kepiting saus tiram
Course	Main course
Place of origin	China and Indonesia
Region or state	East Asia and Southeast Asia notably: Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore
Created by	Chinese cuisine
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Crab served inoyster sauce, garlic, ginger and scallion
Media: Crab in oyster sauce

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

The most popular crab species used in this recipe ismud crab, thoughblue crab may also be used.

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

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