Chinese King Crab Low Carb Recipe

I have been craving crab so I found this low carb recipe for a chinese dish that sounds yummy!

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients:
1/4 lb snow pea pods(125gr), fresh
1/2 tsp white pepper
3 tbsp peanut oil
1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in1/2 cup cold water
1 cl garlic, crushed
3/4 lb crab meat(375g), king frozen
3/4 lb mushrooms(375g)m, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp ginger, ground
1 cup chicken stock
2 scallions, minced

Directions:
Steam snow pea pods for 5 minutes. Place in bottom of serving dish and keep warm. In a large skillet, heat oil until very hot but not smoking. Add garlic an saute until golden. Remove. Add crab meat and toss, cooking for 1 minute. Stir in mushrooms and cook for 1 minute more. Add Stock and pepper and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring until sauce thickens. Pour over snow pea pods, sprinkle with ginger, and toss to mix. Sprinkle with scallions and serve hot.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items):
226 Calories; 12g Fat (46.7% calories from fat); 20g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 76mg Cholesterol; 827mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 2 Fat.

More delicious low carb Chinese recipes are available in Nicholas Zhou's cookbook "Real & Healthy Chinese Cooking".