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Recipe for Vietnamese Crab Fried Rice

Elevate your fried rice game with this Vietnamese Crab Fried Rice (Cơm Chiên Cua) recipe! Tender crab meat is stir-fried with fragrant garlic, shallots, and fluffy rice, then tossed with a savoury sauce and fresh green onions. A quick, flavourful, and impressive dish that's perfect for weeknights or special occasions.
Please refer to the video instructions at the end of the recipe if you’d like to see how to make Vietnamese Crab Fried Rice in action.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine Vietnamese
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 medium non-stick skillet or wok

Ingredients
  

  • 2½ cups cold rice
  • 250 grams crab meat
  • 50 grams peas
  • 1 medium white onion
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 4 green onions
  • 1½ tablespoons freshly minced garlic
  • 1½ tablespoons freshly minced shallots
  • For seasoning: Mushroom powder, ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the Ingredients
    In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 tablespoon Spicy Crab Paste, and ½ teaspoon sugar. Set this sauce aside for later.
    Place the cold rice in a medium mixing bowl. Add the three egg yolks (discard the whites or save for another use), mix thoroughly, and set aside.
    Separate the white and green parts of the green onions. Finely chop the white part for marinating the crab meat, and roughly chop the green part for garnish.
    Dice the white onion.
    In a mixing bowl, combine the crab meat with ½ teaspoon mushroom powder, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, and the chopped white part of the green onion. Mix well and set aside.
  • Pre-cook
    Heat some oil in a small non-stick skillet over high heat. Add half of the minced garlic and shallots, and sauté until fragrant.
    Add the marinated crab meat. Stir-fry briefly until just cooked and combined, then remove from the skillet and set aside.
  • Cook
    In a medium non-stick skillet, add some oil and the remaining minced garlic and shallots. Sauté until fragrant.
    Add the rice and egg yolk mixture to the skillet and stir well. Pour in the prepared sauce and mix thoroughly to combine.
    Add the peas, diced onion, and crab meat mixture to the rice. Stir everything together until well combined.
    Continue cooking until the rice grains are dry and separate (not soft or sticky). Turn off the heat, sprinkle with the chopped green onions, and give it a final stir.
  • Serve
    Transfer the fried rice to a serving bowl. Serve hot and enjoy your delicious Vietnamese Crab Fried Rice!

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