Poo Cha (Malaysian Style Stuffed Crabs)

Poo Cha (Malaysian Style Stuffed Crabs) is a stuffed crab dish made out of crab, pork, prawns, eggs and other herbs and spices cooked twice, first by steaming then by shallow frying,

For Filipinos the name would be funny as it sounds like a swear word but for the Thai people this would mean a really nice stuffed crab dish. It would also look something familiar for the Filipinos as we have a nearly similar dish called Rellenong Alimasag the difference is the ingredients used because the Filipino version uses crab and potato while the Thai version uses crabs, shrimps and minced meat.

Now the question is which is better? Well I want to say the Filipino one is because of my origin but the Thai version for me is way much better. How can you compare potatoes with shrimps and minced pork? Anyway I am not saying our version sucks, it has its own place and if we are talking about being frugal then the Filipino version wins hands down, using potatoes as extenders is a brilliant idea as it can feed more people in the cheapest way. But if you have that extra budget and wanted to be a bit fancy then try this recipe out.

Poo Cha (Malaysian Style Stuffed Crabs)

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• Author: Raymund
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Yield: 8 pcs 1x
• Category: Main Course
• Cuisine: Thai

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Description

Poo Cha (Malaysian Style Stuffed Crabs) is a stuffed crab dish made out of crab, pork, prawns, eggs and other herbs and spices cooked twice, first by steaming then by shallow frying,

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Ingredients

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• 8 paddle crab shells
• 300g minced pork
• 150g crab meat
• 75g minced shrimps
• 3 pcs eggs
• 2 pcs shallots, minced
• 1 tbps chopped coriander
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• fish sauce
• freshly ground black pepper

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Instructions

1. In a bowl mix all of the ingredients except for 2 eggs.
2. Place mixed filling into the crab shells then smoothen the exposed mixture surface.
3. Place in steamer and steam crabs for 15 minutes. Remove from steamer then let it cool down.
4. Lightly beat remaining 2 eggs then set them aside.
5. Prepare a wok will enough oil for shallow frying. Once oil is hot, lower heat to medium, dip each stuffed crab shell into the egg mixture and fry them. Cook mixture side down first for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown then turn on the other side and cook for 5 more minutes.
6. Remove from wok then serve with hot.

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