Stuffed Crabs (Casquinha de Siri)

Stuffed Crabs (Casquinha de Siri) — a seafood recipe, 13 ingredients.

Seafood

contains glutencontains dairycontains shellfishcontains alcohol

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 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
Make it lactose-friendly
  • Grated Parmesan cheese → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Heat olive oil and sauté onions until soft.
  2. Stir in crabmeat for 3–5 minutes. Add tomatoes and simmer for 5–8 minutes.
  3. Add coconut milk, salt, pepper and palm oil, cooking for 3–5 minutes.
  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. Fill the shells or oven-proof dishes with this mixture, top with bread crumbs mixed with Parmesan cheese.
  6. Bake for 15–20 minutes or until lightly brown.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0