Garlic Pepper Crabs Recipe

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

3/4 cup butter

2/3 cup garlic, chopped

1/3 cup shallots (sibuyas tagalog), chopped

3 siling labuyo (bird's eye chili), crushed (optional)

1/2 cup green onion, sliced, plus extra for garnish

1/4 cup dry white wine

2 tablespoons bottled crab fat (taba ng talangka)

2 tablespoons chili-garlic sauce, we used Lee Kum Kee

1 tablespoon black pepper

1 tablespoon sugar

1 kilo mud crabs (alimango), cleaned and scrubbed well