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{{Short description|Cambodian stir fry seafood dish}}
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| name             = Kampot Pepper Crab
| image            = Kampot pepper crab.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
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| country          = [[Cambodia]]
| region           = [[Kampot Province|Kampot]] and [[Kep Province|Kep]]
| creator          = [[Cambodian cuisine]]
| course           = [[Main course|Main]]
| type             = [[Stir-fry]]
| served           = Hot
| main_ingredient  = [[Crab]], [[garlic]], [[palm sugar]], [[spring onions]], [[fish sauce]] and green [[Kampot pepper]]corns
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{{Contains special characters|Khmer}}
'''Kampot Pepper Crab''' ({{langx|km|ឆាក្តាមម្រេច}}) is a [[Cambodian cuisine|Khmer]] dish made by [[stir-frying]] [[crab]] with [[garlic]], [[palm sugar]], [[spring onions]], [[fish sauce]] and green [[Kampot pepper]]corns, a regional specialty of [[Kampot Province|Kampot]] and [[Kep Province|Kep]].<ref name="Stein">{{cite book |last=Stein |first=Rick |authorlink1=Rick Stein |date=2012 |title=Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey |publisher=[[Ebury Publishing]] |page=71 |isbn=978-1-448-14022-0}}</ref>
== Variations ==
If fresh green peppercorns are unavailable, they can be substituted with [[brine]]d green peppercorns.<ref name="Stein"/> Sometimes coarsely ground black pepper is used instead of green peppercorns.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rivière |first=Joannès |authorlink1=Joannès Rivière |date=2008 |title=Cambodian Cooking: A humanitarian project in collaboration with Act for Cambodia |publisher=[[Periplus Editions]] |page=71 |isbn=978-0-794-65039-1}}</ref> In other seafood variations, crab can be replaced with [[squid]]<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Stir-Fried Squid with Green Peppercorns |last=Saukam |first=Deana |date=2 August 2023 |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/stir-fried-squid-green-peppercorns |newspaper=[[Food & Wine]] |accessdate=30 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Terence |title=Squid w Green Peppercorns Recipe for Cambodia's Best Stir-Fry |url=https://grantourismotravels.com/squid-with-green-peppercorns-recipe/ |website=Grantourismo Travels |date=18 August 2020 |accessdate=30 March 2024}}</ref> or [[shrimp]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Green peppercorn prawns |last1=Grazette |first1=Emma |last2=Parle |first2=Steve |date=30 June 2015 |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/green-peppercorn-prawns/mojornwad |publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service]] |accessdate=30 March 2024}}</ref>
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