China Recipes: Asparagus with Crab Meat Sauce Recipe

China Recipes: Asparagus with Crab Meat Sauce Recipe

Ingredients :
- 100 g Crab meat
- 600 g Fresh asparagus
- 4 tablespoons Peanut oil
- 8 tablespoons Chicken stock
- 4 slices Fresh root ginger
- 1 clove Garlic
- Sauce
- 1 Egg white
- 8 tablespoons Chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon Sesame seed oil
- 2 teaspoons Chinese yellow wine
- 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Cornflour

Method :
- Steam a medium-sized crab for 20 minutes.
- Scoop out the crab meat from the shells and set aside.
- Clean the asparagus and cut the stalks into 4 cm sections, discarding the part close to the roots.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil and add the chicken stock to the pan.
- Cook the asparagus until the stock is almost absorbed.
- Transfer to a plate and set aside to keep warm.
- Heat 3 tablespoons oil in the pan, add the ginger and garlic and when browned, remove and discard.
- Add the crab meat to the pan and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Mix the sauce ingredients, stir into the pan and bring to the boil.
- Pour the mixture over the asparagus and serve.