Crab Relleno

-       This kind of this is mostly called “Stuffed Crab” or in other words Crab Relleno. A flavorful kind of dish which Filipino is fund of eating. Another authentic dish which you will surely love to cook and eat. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Meat and Top shell of the crab (about 6-8 pieces, medium sizes)

1 cup of potato (diced)

1 cup of carrot (diced)

½ cup of bread crumbs

½ cup of onion red (minced)

1 piece long red chili (chopped)

1 medium tomato (diced)

2 tsp. garlic powder

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground black pepper

2 tsp. cooking oil

2 pieces raw egg

1 cup cooking oil for frying

Cooking procedure:

In a medium sized heated pan, pour in 2 tsp. cooking oil, then sauté onion and tomatoes.

Add: potato and carrot cook for up to 3 minutes, then put the chili and crabmeat. Cook for another 2 minutes.

Add garlic powder, salt and ground pepper. Then stir and turn off heat and transfer it to the large bowl. Wait until it cools down, then combine it with breadcrumbs and eggs. Mix well.

Stuff each crab shell with the mixture.

And on the other heated pan, pour in 1 cup of oil. (When the oil is already hot, add in 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 stuffing’s.)

Then onwards flip the crab shell and fry the side with stuffing in medium heat. For about 5 minutes.

Turn off the heat and transfer it to serving plate.

Serve and Enjoy!