4 oz dried bean thread noodles
1 small dungeness crab (preferably live)
1/2 lb large shrimp shelled and deveined
1/2 lb large cleaned squid cut crosswise i, nto 1 rings
1 lb fresh fish fillets cut into 1-inch, pieces
1/2 tsp black peppercorns
1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander root
4 garlic cloves
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp golden mountain sauce =or=- dark so, y sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce =or=- thai fish sau, ce (nam pla)
2 tsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp vegetable oil
3 slice ginger, (quarter-sized) crushed
4 red chiles chopped into 1/2-in pie, ces
4 green onions cut into 2-in lengths
1 1/2 cup water, or more if needed
1/2 cup thai sweet basil leaves
1 fresh coriander sprigs
1 sandy clay pot casserole (2 quart s, ize) =or=- dutch o
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Thai Seafood Casserole With Basil
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Golden Mountain Sauce is prepared with Thai style-soy sauce, which
may be found in Southeast Asian markets.
IN A BOWL, COVER MUNG BEAN noodles with warm water; soak until soft
and pliable, about 10 minutes. Drain. Set aside. Clean and prepare
the live crab according to the following instructions (if using
cooked crab, follow the instructions after the steaming step). Shell
and devein the shrimp; pat dry. Clean squid according to the
instructions below. Cut the body crosswise into 1-inch rings; set
aside the rings and cleaned tentacles. In a mortar or spice mill,
pound or grind the peppercorns, coriander root and garlic into a
paste. In a bowl, mix together the sugar, Golden Mountain Sauce, soy
sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine and sesame oil. Add oil to clay pot or
Dutch oven. Set over medium heat. Add reserved
coriander-garlic-pepper paste to the oil; saute lightly. Increase to
high heat. Add ginger, chiles and the crab pieces (add cooked crab
later); toss and brown for a minute. Add shrimp and green onions to
crab mixture; stir-fry for 30 seconds. Pour in the soy sauce mixture
and mung bean noodles; toss and mix together. Stir in water, cover
pot, reduce to medium heat and simmer for 8 minutes, stirring
occasionally. If noodles seem dry, add more water. Increase to
medium-high heat, add fish, squid and cooked crab, mix with the
noodles, top with the basil leaves. Cover. Cook 3 to 5 minutes
longer. Check for doneness. Bring the clay pot to the table and serve
hot with rice and vegetables.
TO CLEAN AND PREPARE THE CRAB: Scrub the underside and in between
claws and legs to loosen sand and grit. Rinse well with cold water.
Plunge crab into boiling water for a minute to kill it immediately.
Remove and cool. To disjoint and crack the crab, hold shell portion
of the crab in one hand. With the other hand, gather the legs and
claws on one side and gently pull and tug until the body and legs
loosen and free themselves as a whole section from the shell. On both
sides of the body are featherly gills. Pull off and discard these
gills. The tail piece, a triangular flap, is located on the underside
of the body. With tip of knife lift up the flap, grasp it, twist off
and discard. Scrub exposed area clean. Now remove the legs and claws
by gently pulling and bending them backward against their natural
bend, and twist to free them. You now have the chest-body section
where the tomalley liver is embedded in the cavity. Spoon it out and
reserve it for those who appreciate it. The chest body should be
chopped in half down the middle with a heavy cleaver. Chop each
section crosswise into 3 equal pieces. With a light hammer or metal
nut cracker, crack the mid section and joint of each leg and claw;
set aside the pieces. (When eating, use the tip of the leg as a pick
to dig out the meat.)
TO CLEAN AND PREPARE SQUID: Grasp the body of the squid with one hand
and with the other pull the head and tentacles away until separated
from the body. With your finger dip into the body to remove the
quill, the transparent cartilage and discard. Peel off the dotted
skin from the body and discard. Rinse body with cold water. Cut
between the eye and the tentacles; discard the head. Squeeze the
thick center part of the tentacles to dislodge the hard beak. Rinse
with cold water; set aside.
Serves: 4
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