🇰🇭 Cambodia recipe
Kdam Chaa
Kdam Chaa is the crown jewel of Cambodia's coastal cuisine, a spectacular dish of whole crab stir-fried with the world-famous Kampot pepper. Fresh, meaty crabs are hacked into pieces and wok-tossed at extreme heat with clusters of fresh green peppercorns, garlic, scallions, and a savory-sweet sauce. The dish celebrates the terroir of Kampot province, where the finest pepper and freshest seafood come together.
Prep25 mins
Cook15 mins
Serves4
Difficultyhard
Ingredients
- 2 large whole mud crabs or blue crabs (about 1.2kg total), cleaned and quartered
- 100g fresh green Kampot peppercorns on the stem
- 2 tablespoons crushed black Kampot peppercorns
- 8 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 60ml (1/4 cup) soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
- 4 scallions, cut into 5cm lengths
- 1 large red chili, sliced diagonally
- 100ml water or light stock
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 10 g
- Fat
- 18 g
