Serves: 8
Total Calories: 247

6 black, dried mushrooms
6 , soft-shelled crab meat
1/2 clove garlic
2 slices fresh ginger root
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons sherry
1 tablespoon water
1 cup bamboo shoots
1/4 cup water chestnut
1/4 cup snow pea
1 cup chinese cabbage stems
1 clove garlic
1/2 head lettuce
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
pinch salt and dash pepper
2 tablespoons oils
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Stock, Chicken or favorite stock
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 cup water

1. Soak dried mushrooms.

2. Clean crabs and, with a cleaver, chop each in 4 pieces.

3. Mince garlic and ginger root then combine with soy sauce, sherry, water and a few drops of sesame oil. Add to crab sections and let stand 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain, reserving marinade.

4. Meanwhile shred bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, snow peas, Chinese cabbage stems and soaked mushrooms. Crush remaining garlic. Cut lettuce in strips.

5. Beat eggs lightly then combine with flour and beat to a smooth batter. Add salt and pepper beat 1 minute more. Dip crab sections in batter to coat.

6. Heat oil for deep-frying. Add crab sections, a few at a time, and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling. Keep warm.

7. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add remaining salt, then crushed garlic stir-fry a few times. Add shredded vegetables (but not lettuce) and stir-fry 2 minutes.

8. Add crab marinade and stir-fry 2 minutes more. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Then simmer, covered, over medium heat, another 2 minutes.

9. Meanwhile blend cornstarch and sugar to a paste with remaining soy sauce and water. Then stir in to thicken.

10. Arrange crabs on shredded lettuce. Pour sauce over and serve, either with lemon slices or a vinegar dip (see Seasonings and Sauces, All-Purpose Seafood Dip).

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 8
Total Calories: 247
Calories from Fat: 55

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