I once had a dish like this on a boat in Sydney, made with Australian mud crabs, but it works very well with our brown crabs. The more I make it the more it veers towards a Sichuan-style dish; Sichuan ...

To choose the freshest crab, simply turn them over and give their belly a little press. You're looking for firm flesh, with very little give. Credit: Taste of the Tropics 1. To prepare the crabs, ...

Stir fry ginger, garlic, shallots, chilli & crab pieces till red in oil. Add roasted tomatoes, soy, lime, chilli jam, palm sugar Fish sauce & stock. Finish with thai basil.

“This rarely comes off the menu at Padella, and for me it is one of the most elegant pasta dishes in the world,” says Tim Siadatan. “I love the mix of the delicate sweet white crab and creamy brown ...