Rellenong Alimasag

Those who like the taste of crabs will enjoy eating this dish. The stuffing contains only pure crab meat,

sautéed with garlic, onion and tomatoes, which give it added flavor. You may steam the crab ahead and fry

the meat from the shells. Keep crab meat refrigerated until ready to cook as stuffing.

Serves 4-6
Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins

Rellenong Alimasag Recipe Ingredients:

* 6 crabs
* 90 ml (1/3 cup) oil
* 3-4 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
* 2-3 small tomatoes, diced
* Salt and pepper
* 1 egg, lightly beated
* 2 tablespoons cornstarch
* 2 tablespoons bread-crumbs

Rellenong Alimasag Cooking Instructions:

* Steam crabs until fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Allow to cool.
* Open crabs and remove the meat from the crabs. Set the meat aside. Reserve shells and claws.
* Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a frying pan and sauté onion for 1 minute.
* Add garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and sauté until tender. Stir in the crabmeat and mix

well. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
* Spoon crabmeat mixture back into each of the shells. Brush lightly with egg, the dust lightly with

cornstarch and breadcrumbs.
* Heat remaining oil in a pan and cook crab shells in the hot oil, stuffed side facing down, until a light

brown crust is formed on the surface of the stuffed side. Remove from heat and serve with reserved claws.