Kdam Chaa

Name: Kdam Chaa
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Cambodian
Ingredients: 1kg crab, cleaned and cut; 1/2 cup fresh green peppercorns; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 spring onions, chopped

ក្តាមឆា/kdam chaa/

Also known as: Kampot Pepper Crab

About this dish

Stir-fried crab tossed with fresh green Kampot peppercorns, a signature Cambodian dish.

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Ingredients

🦀1kg crab, cleaned and cut

🌶️1/2 cup fresh green peppercorns

🧄4 cloves garlic, minced

🧅2 spring onions, chopped

Method

Serves 3

Sauté garlic until fragrant.

Add the crab pieces and stir-fry over high heat.

Add fresh green peppercorns, still on the stem, along with a splash of soy sauce.

Continue stir-frying until the crab is cooked through and coated.

Garnish with spring onion and serve immediately.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kdam chaa is famous for using fresh Kampot peppercorns, a prized Cambodian product with protected geographical status.

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