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Stuffed Crabs (Casquinha de Siri)

Stuffed Crabs (Casquinha de Siri) — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds (900 g) crabmeat, drained if using canned
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 tbsp palm oil
  • ¾ cup coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped green onions
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • Bread crumbs
  • Grated Parmesan cheese
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
  • Crab shells, scallop shells, or small oven-proof dishes

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat olive oil and sauté onions until soft.
  2. 2
    Stir in crabmeat for 3–5 minutes. Add tomatoes and simmer for 5–8 minutes.
  3. 3
    Add coconut milk, salt, pepper and palm oil, cooking for 3–5 minutes.
  4. 4
    Remove from heat, add flour at small quantities, stirring continually. Bring the pan back to heat, cooking until you get a cream. Stir in parsley and green onions. Remove from heat.
  5. 5
    Fill the shells or oven-proof dishes with this mixture, top with bread crumbs mixed with Parmesan cheese.
  6. 6
    Bake for 15–20 minutes or until lightly brown.
Category
Appetizers
Method
Baking
Cuisine
Brazilian

Dietary Information

Halal