Chinese Steamed Dungeness Crab on Sticky Rice
糯米飯蒸加拿大蟹

Chinese Steamed Dungeness Crab on Sticky Rice 糯米飯蒸加拿大蟹

Ingredients:

For Dungeness crab

  • 1 Dungeness crab, about 2 1/2 - 3 lb (1.25 - 1.5 kg);
  • 1/2 cup black sticky rice;
  • 1/2 cup Japanese sushi rice;
  • 2 cups (480 ml) water;
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons diced pickle turnip;
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger;
  • 2 tablespoons diced Chinese ham;
  • 1 large lotus leaf.

For ginger red vinegar sauce

  • 1 piece ginger, about 2 - 4 oz (60 - 120 g), peel and mince 1 tablespoon;
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) Chinese red vinegar;
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil.

Recipe:

Serving for 2

For Black sticky rice

  1. Cook black sticky rice, Japanese sushi rice and water to 80%;
  2. Mix ginger, pickle turnip and Chinese ham in a bowl;
  3. Soak lotus leaf in warm water for 20 - 25 minutes;
  4. Place in the bottom of a steamer;
  5. Fill with sticky rice mix;
  6. Top with raw crab pieces and cover;
  7. Place the whole steamer over 2” water to steam;
  8. Cover and steam for 15 - 20 minutes, or until crab turns red;
  9. Serve hot with ginger red vinegar sauce.

For cleaning Dungeness crab

  1. Open Dungeness crab and get rid of mouth, gill and the sandy pouch;
  2. Clean crab with tooth brush;
  3. Cut into smaller pieces;
  4. Drain water;
  5. Put back to refrigerator until ready to cook.

For ginger red vinegar sauce

  1. Finely mince ginger;
  2. Mix with Chinese red vinegar;
  3. Set aside for 30 minutes;
  4. Top with sesame oil.

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