Rellenong Alimasag Recipe (Stuffed Crab)

Ingredients

• Meat and top shell of 8 pieces steamed blue crabs
• 1 medium potato diced
• 1 medium carrot diced
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 1 medium onion minced
• 1 piece long green chilli siling pansigang, chopped
• 1 medium tomato diced
• 3 teaspoons dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil for sauteeing
• 2 pieces of raw eggs
• 1 cup cooking oil for frying

Instructions

1. Heat pan and pour-in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil.
2. Saute onion and tomatoes.
3. Add potato and carrot. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes
4. Put-in the long green chilli and crab meat (you may include the juice of the crab for additional flavour). Cook for 2 minutes.
5. Add parsley, garlic powder, salt, and ground black pepper. Stir. Turn off the heat and place in a large bowl.
6. Once the temperature cools down, combine the cooked mixture with breadcrumbs and eggs. Mix well.
7. Stuff each crab shell with the mixture.
8. Heat a pan and pour in 1 cup of oil.
9. When the oil becomes hot, fry the stuffed crab shells. The part with the stuffing should be facing up. Gently scoop the hot oil using a spoon and pour the oil on the stuffings. This will slowly cook the stuffing.
10. Flip the crab shell and fry the side with stuffing in medium heat for about 3 to 5 minutes.
11. Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving plate.
12. Serve. Share and enjoy!