Homecooked Clay Pot Crab Rice

Who doesn’t like seafood unless one has some allergies to it :) My Piggies has this allergies to crabs and shrimps when they were small. Their lips will swell and become red. But I continued to cook for them to eat :P Enjoy the seafood and suffer later….haha what a wicked Momsie ! :P They have to thank me for it , for their body system has got immune to the seafood and they suffer no more of puffy lips after years of suffering after the enjoyment of seafood.

According to Daddy, let the body system get immune to the seafood, after sometimes the allergies will go away. Medically speaking, I don’t know whether it works but my kids slowly got used to it and now they can eat any kind of seafood….it works in their case…their allergies disappeared over the years.

We had homecooked Clay Pot Crab Rice for dinner last Saturday . Piggy gal and I had all the crabs to ourselves :P Daddy didn't eat much of the crabs but enjoyed the rice though. Very aromatic and tasty…sweetness from the crab was heaven itself. The rice was garlicky buttery in taste and plus the sweetness from the crabs ..mmmm it was a satisfying dinner…we ate till our stomachs can’t take in anymore. Piggy boy was not back so he mizzed this yummilicious goodness !!! Even Daddy said it was deliciously GOOD !! Over indulgence can be bad…:( have to watch my cholesterol intake for the next two weeks…..salad for lunch and fish for dinner only and not to forget oats for breakfast :P

look at these luscious looking roe...mmmm

the garlicky buttery rice infused with the

sweetness from the crabs...mmm

heavenly delicious.....I want some more :P

this one dish meal is absolutely mouthwatering !

the burnt rice at the bottom of clay pot

Daddy loves the not so burnt one :)

Homecooked Clay Pot Crab Rice (serve 3 )

Ingredients:
1 kg live crabs with roes – cleaned and cut into halves

marinade sauce :
3 tbsp of chinese cooking wine
3 tbsp of ginger juice
1 tbsp of light soy sauce
dash of white pepper

3 cups rice grains – washed and drained dry
enough water for cooking the rice

3 pips of garlic- chopped fine
3 tbsp of olive oil
1 tbsp of butter
a pinch of salt

asparagus or any veg of choice
scallions for garnishing

Method:

Clean the crabs and marinade with the marinade sauce for 1/2 hr or so and leave it aside while preparing the rice. Washed and drained the grains.

Sautee garlic with the olive oil lightly till fragrant but not brown , add in the rice grains and stir till well mixed with the sautéed garlic. Add in the butter and and stir fry till the butter has melted and incorporated with the rice grains. Add enough water to cook the rice. Cover lid and cook under low heat for 15 minutes. Add the crabs on top of the half cooked rice. Cover lid again and cooked till the rice and crabs are cooked thoroughly. Garnished with asparagus and scallions.

Asparagus : Boil asparagus in hot water till juz cook - drained .Sautee some garlic with olice oil, add 1 tsp of oyster sauce and thickening ( 1tsp of cornflour and 1 tbsp of water ) . Off the fire and pour sauce over the the cooked asparagus.

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