Starter: Hot Crab in black bean and ginger sauce (Emily Bowler)

Published: Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 1:58PM

INGREDIENTS

• I medium cooked crab
• Glass medium-dry sherry
• Sesame oil
• Light soy sauce, to taste
• 2 tsp Corn flour
• 2 tbsp ground nut oil
• 1 Onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 green pepper
• 1 inch root ginger
• 4 spring onions
• 4 tbsp fermented black beans
• Black pepper
• Fresh coriander

METHOD
1. Divide the crab into pieces. Crack the claws and remove meat.
2. Mix the sherry, sesame oil, soy sauce and corn flour in a bowl.
3. Chop the onions, garlic, peppers and ginger.
4. In a wok, fry the onions, spring onions, garlic, green peppers, ginger and black beans in groundnut oil for 2 minutes. Add the crab pieces and toss.
5. Add the sauce and cook for 5 minutes and season.
6. Chop the coriander and stir in.
7. Spoon on to a plate and serve.