Recipe

Cangrejo enchilado

Name: Cangrejo enchilado
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 5 or 6 crabs; ½ cup of oil; 1 onion; 3 cloves of garlic; 1 large ají; ½ cup of parsley; 1 can of tomato sauce; 1 can of sweet bell peppers; ½ cup of dry wine; 1 teaspoon of vinegar; 1 bay leaf; 1 ½ teaspoons of salt; 1 teaspoon of soy sauce; 1 teaspoon of hot sauce

Cangrejo enchilado Cuban style: crab pieces and claws in a sauce of tomato, dry wine, ají and sweet bell peppers with a spicy touch.

CiberCubaJanuary 26, 2007

CiberCuba

Preparation20 min
Cooking25 min
Total time45 min
Servings6 servings
DifficultyMedium

Method

Kill the crabs, clean them and wash them under running water.
Remove the claws and take off the carapace.
Lightly crush the claws with the pestle of the mortar.
Cut the body into pieces. If the claws are very large, cut them in half.
Fry the pieces and the claws in the oil and continue as in the recipe for enchilado shrimp.