Mama Lan's Vietnamese Stir-Fried Crabs
| Yield: | 4 Servings |
| Categories: | Seafood, Vietnamese |
| 12 | lg | Male blue crabs, cleaned and halved, with top shells reserved |
| 2 | c | All-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper. |
| Vegetable oil for frying | ||
| 6 | tb | Butter |
| 6 | tb | Olive oil |
| 3 | Stalks lemongrass, tops discarded, bulbs finely chopped | |
| 4 | tb | Minced garlic |
| 3 | tb | Hot pepper flakes |
| 3 | tb | Kosher salt |
| 3 | tb | Sugar |
| 3 | Piece fresh ginger peeled and julienned | |
| 1 | bn | Green onions, chopped |
| 4 | Or 5 fresh serrano chiles, thinly sliced into rounds |
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