ISLAND STUFFED CRAB

Jun 12, 2020All Recipes

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Island Stuffed Crabs

My grandmother originated from the Island of Andros (land of the

crabs). She was very skillful at catching live crabs and cleaning out

their guts before cooking them for her family. She fed the crabs a

diet of coconut for several weeks, so their meat would take on the

subtle sweet and nutty flavor. You may substitute with Dungeness

Crabs.

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

4 medium hard-shell crabs or 2 Dungeness Crabs

2 cups (500 mL) crab meat, picked (or lump crab meat)

1/2 cup (125 mL) ghee or butter

1 small onion, finely diced

1 Tbsp (15 mL) minced garlic

1/2 piece green bell pepper, finely diced

1/2 piece red bell pepper, finely diced

1 Tbsp (15 mL) reserved crab mustard (optional)

6 sprigs fresh thyme leaves, picked

1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper, diced

Juice of 1 lemon

1 Tbsp (15 mL) seafood seasoning

¼ cup (60 mL) diced fresh

Italian parsley

1/2 cup (125 mL) golden raisins

1 cup (250 mL) plain bread crumbs

1 cup (250 mL) panko bread crumbs

1 cup (250 mL) fish or seafood stock

black pepper to taste

1. Fill a 6-quart (6 L) pot with water halfway over medium-high heat.

Add hard-shell crabs and cook for 15 minutes. Let cool.

3. Separate the crabs back from the body by pulling apart at the center.

Remove the yellowish fat from the crabs back (and reserve), being careful

not to break the bitter gall bladder bag (a small sack usually hidden under the

fat that stores bile).

Discard the gall bag. Set aside the crab’s back for the stuffing.

4. Pick the meat from the body and claws of the crab and set

aside (use lump crab meat as an additional filler) in a medium bowl.

5. In a large skillet, add ghee or melt the butter over medium heat. Add onion,

garlic, green and red bell peppers and cook for 3 minutes.

6. Add crab fat (the mustard), and meat, thyme, Scotch bonnet pepper, lemon juice and

Seafood seasoning. Add parsley and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Add

raisins, bread crumbs, stock and black pepper to taste if using. Remove from heat and stuff

crab mixture into the crab’s backs, garnish with parsley, lemon slices and serve at once.

Raquel’s Seasoned Salt

This salt is the ultimate flavor enhancer for seafood.

Triple the recipe and store in an airtight container for

convenience.

INGREDIENTS

2 Tbsp (30 mL) fine sea salt

1 Tbsp (15 mL) garlic powder

1 tsp (5 mL) onion powder

1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cumin

½ tsp (2 mL) dried oregano

½ tsp (2 mL) dried Italian seasoning

1 ½ tsp (7 mL) smoked paprika

Makes 1/2 cup (125 mL)

1. Place all ingredients in a small dish and mix thoroughly with

a fork. Keep in an airtight container.

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