My family loves crab and very often would have crabs for special occasions. The most recent one being in celebration of my sister's birthday.
She had raved about the creamy butter crab at Uncle Leong seafood before and wanted the rest of us to try it for ourselves too. So off we went one weekend armed without a reservation (none taken actually). Good thing we were early (6:30pm) so we got seated right away.
We were there for the crabs so we had a couple of orders - a crab bee hoon and a shimmery golden sand crab. Just to add variety and to satisfy the brother who did not wish to use his hands (!), some average oatmeal prawns and really yum kang kong.
The shimmery golden sand crab was what we had all came for to try. It had a creamy sauce so thick it coagulated almost instantaneously. Quite gross actually, but after the first taste, I found myself getting quite addicted to the moreish sauce that was lightly flavored with hints of laksa leaves, white pepper, butter and cream. It was a little sweet too but not too much. I don't really like sweet on savory (think teriyaki). The fried mini mantous were also very soft and crispy and made very good vehicles to carry the sauce. To proof the point, we had multiple re-orders of mantous :)
The crab bee hoon on the other hand, was the lesser of my favourite. The broth was sweet with essence of crab but just a tad too milky and carnation-milk sweet for me. The crab was well cooked and plenty of bee hoon to go around. My sister preferred Uncle Leong's to Melben, but me, it was the converse. Goes to show how subjective taste is really.
The kang kong was done very well. The sambal was spicy with distinct dried shrimps used in the concoction. The vegetables were tender and yet not cooked to death nor oily. Luckily I didn't order rice or I would have wished I had more kang kong to go along with it.
The oatmeal prawns was the only disappointment. They leaned toward the smaller size and was slightly overcooked. It was also pretty expensive for the quantity served ($20 / 10 medium to small prawns).
Nonetheless, the most important thing for us was that Uncle Leong's crabs made my sister one happy diner. For me, I thought the creamy crab was quite unforgettable really and I can't wait to have another crab feast again.
Uncle Leong Seafood
Blk 233 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
She had raved about the creamy butter crab at Uncle Leong seafood before and wanted the rest of us to try it for ourselves too. So off we went one weekend armed without a reservation (none taken actually). Good thing we were early (6:30pm) so we got seated right away.
We were there for the crabs so we had a couple of orders - a crab bee hoon and a shimmery golden sand crab. Just to add variety and to satisfy the brother who did not wish to use his hands (!), some average oatmeal prawns and really yum kang kong.
The shimmery golden sand crab was what we had all came for to try. It had a creamy sauce so thick it coagulated almost instantaneously. Quite gross actually, but after the first taste, I found myself getting quite addicted to the moreish sauce that was lightly flavored with hints of laksa leaves, white pepper, butter and cream. It was a little sweet too but not too much. I don't really like sweet on savory (think teriyaki). The fried mini mantous were also very soft and crispy and made very good vehicles to carry the sauce. To proof the point, we had multiple re-orders of mantous :)
The crab bee hoon on the other hand, was the lesser of my favourite. The broth was sweet with essence of crab but just a tad too milky and carnation-milk sweet for me. The crab was well cooked and plenty of bee hoon to go around. My sister preferred Uncle Leong's to Melben, but me, it was the converse. Goes to show how subjective taste is really.
The kang kong was done very well. The sambal was spicy with distinct dried shrimps used in the concoction. The vegetables were tender and yet not cooked to death nor oily. Luckily I didn't order rice or I would have wished I had more kang kong to go along with it.
The oatmeal prawns was the only disappointment. They leaned toward the smaller size and was slightly overcooked. It was also pretty expensive for the quantity served ($20 / 10 medium to small prawns).
Nonetheless, the most important thing for us was that Uncle Leong's crabs made my sister one happy diner. For me, I thought the creamy crab was quite unforgettable really and I can't wait to have another crab feast again.
Uncle Leong Seafood
Blk 233 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
