Vietnamese-style Spicy Crab with Garlic Noodles

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup basil leaves, chopped
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons plus 1 tbsp. salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 Dungeness crabs, cooked, cleaned, quartered, and cracked
• Vegetable oil for frying, plus 3 tbsp.
• 10 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 pound spaghettini (thin spaghetti)
• 3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 6 small dried red chiles
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 4 serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
• 1/3 cup sake or other rice wine
• 1/2 cup mint leaves, chopped
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaves