French Polynesia Coconut Crab Stew Food

GINATAANG ALIMASAG (CRABS IN COCONUT MILK)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Drop crabs in and cook until shells turn bright red, 8 to 10 minutes. Plunge crabs into ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain and set aside.
• Heat a large wok over medium-high heat and add garlic oil. Stir in garlic and cook until lightly toasted and golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion and ginger and saute until onion is translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add scallion whites. Season with a few pinches of salt and pepper.
• Add fish sauce and let infuse for 1 minute. Stir in shrimp paste and toast for about 3 minutes. Add Thai chiles; saute for 1 minute more. Pour in coconut milk and water. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes, adding more water if too dry.
• Meanwhile, break open the crab. Add to the sauce along with any accumulated juices. Simmer until flavors meld, 8 to 10 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Toss in spinach and let wilt. Garnish with scallion greens.

SOUTHERN CRAB STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot combine butter, onions, bell pepper, celery and Old Bay cook until veggies are soft.
• Next, add in your soups, milk, crabmeat.
• Simmer until heated through, stirring constantly.
• Add cooked potatoes, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper.
• Continue to keep it warm on low heat stirring occasionally.
• We like to add a little hot sauce to ours as well.

CURRIED CRAB WITH COCONUT AND CHILI

Steps:

• Place the crab in the freezer for 2 hours or until it stops moving. Remove the legs and crack them with a rolling pin. Remove the top of the shell and clean out the insides with your fingers. Chop the crab and top shells in half.
• Heat a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the coriander seeds, cumin seeds and peppercorns and stir constantly until the seeds become toasted and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Cool completely.
• To make the paste, grind the coriander seeds, cumin seeds and peppercorns with a pinch of salt using a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder. Transfer the spice mixture to a food processor and add the vinegar, coconut, ginger, garlic, chile and onions and blend to form a paste.
• Heat the oil in a heavy, large, wide pot over low heat. Add the paste and saute until fragrant and some of the juices evaporate, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the tomato, curry leaves, turmeric, chili powder and a pinch of salt and cook until the tomato pieces are tender and melting into the sauce, 5 minutes. Add the crab and 4 1/2 ounces water, increase the heat to medium and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer or until the crab pieces are cooked through, 10 minutes. Mix in the coconut milk and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
• Divide the crab pieces and sauce among shallow wide soup plates and serve immediately.

MARYLAND CRAB STEW

Steps:

• Saute bacon in large saucepan or Dutch oven until crisp.
• Add onions,carrots,celery,garlic, and green pepper and saute until lightly golden, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add tomatoes,salt and pepper.
• Gradually stir in hot water, chicken stock base and clams until mixture is well combined.
• Simmer 3 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Add potatoes, worcertershire sauce, lemon juice and seasonings and simmer 1/2 hour longer.
• Add crabmeat and heat through.
• Serve hot.

CHARLEY'S CRAB GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients.
• Serve chilled with a dollop of sour cream, a few croutons and a cucumber spear, if you wish.

QUICK CRAB STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt the butter and saute the onion until translucent, about 3-4 minute.
• Add the soups, milk, and half and half, and stir to combine.
• Add the crabmeat and bring just to a boil.
• Add the sherry, salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve immediately, or allow to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate or freeze immediately in serving sizes.

CRAB STEW

Steps:

• Cook vegetables in butter until soft.
• Add flour. Cook roux 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add all remaining ingredients except crab.
• Simmer gently 10 minutes or until thick.
• Add crab. Cook one minute more and serve.

GRILLED SKEWERED BEEF

Steps:

• Drain the juice from the pineapple and mix with the soya sauce, garlic and ginger; add the beef and let it stand for 1 hour.
• Place alternate pieces of beef and pineapple on wooden skewers and put an olive at the end of each skewer.
• Grill, turning once, for 10-12 minutes.

FRENCH POLYNESIA - COCONUT CRAB STEW

Steps:

• Mix the raw crab meat in a bowl with all the spices and minced garlic.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to one hour, allowing the crab meat to marinate.
• Remove the bowl from the refrigerator and add in the rest of the ingredients, mixing well.
• Pour the crab mixture into a large pot over low heat; cook until the liquid is reduced by half and serve over hot rice.