Serves 4 as an appetizer

2 pints picked crab, preferably blue crab or snow
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon sambal
4 tablespoons mayo
Juice of 1 lime
3 tablespoons chopped chives
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Chinese sizzling shrimp crackers (or salt crackers)
Canola oil for frying

In a bowl, combine crab, Dijon, sambal, mayo, lime juice and chopped chives. Check flavor and season. Store in fridge. Meanwhile, prepare a shallow fryer: in a wok or high-sided pan, heat 2 inches oil until hot. Place crackers in hot oil -- crackers will expand in a matter of seconds. Remove crackers to paper towel-lined plate. Ideally serve hot crackers with cold dip...yummy.