• 2 tablespoons sherry

• 1 tablespoon Fish Stock or water

• 2 tablespoons corn flour

• 1 large cooked crab, chopped into serving pieces, with claws and legs cracked open

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 4 slices of fresh root ginger, finely chopped

• 4 spring onions, finely chopped

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 2 teaspoons sugar

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Method:

1. Mix 1 tablespoon of the sherry with the stock or water and corn flour. Pour over the crab and leave to marinate for a few minutes.

2. Heat the oil in a preheated wok or frying pan until it is very hot. Add the crab and fry briskly for about 1 minute, turning the pieces in the oil.

3. Add the ginger, spring onions, salt, soy sauce, sugar and the remaining sherry. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes.

4. Add a little water if the mixture becomes very dry. Serve immediately.