Crispy Crablets Adobo with Taba ng Talangka Sauce

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo crablets
1/2 cup cornstarch
Aji-Ginisa, to taste
3 garlic cloves, minced
5 peppercorns
125 milliliters vinegar
75 milliliters soy sauce
2 bay leaves
1 cup water
75 grams taba ng talangka
Fried garlic chips, for garnish
Oil


Directions:

1. Cook crablets with garlic, vinegar, soy sauce and bay leaf. Add water. Simmer.
2. Remove crablets and dredge in cornstarch. Deep fry. Set aside.
3. Meanwhile, add crab fat to the sauce. Season with Aji-Ginisa.
4. Pour the sauce over the crablets and top with garlic chips.