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Puerto Rican Crab

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Puerto Rican Crab

Puerto Rican Crab

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Equipment

  • - Crab Cracker Set: Description: Essential tool for cracking open crab shells safely without damaging the meat inside, suitable for various seafood dishes including Puerto Rican Crab.

  • - Heavy-Duty Food Processor with Slicer and Shredder: Description: Ideal for processing ingredients like vegetables or herbs that might be used in the recipe's preparation, such as aromatic garnishes or accompaniments.

  • - High-Speed Blender (800W): Description: Useful for making sauces, dressings, or pureeing ingredients like garlic and onions that are common in many seafood recipes.

  • - Non-Stick Skillet: Description: Essential for sautéing any vegetables or preparing the dish's base while ensuring easy cleanup and preventing food from sticking.

  • - Digital Food Scale: Description: For precise measurement of ingredients, crucial in cooking to ensure flavor balance and consistency.

  • - Silicone Whisk Set (3-piece): Description: Great for mixing doughs or sauces that might be part of the recipe's preparation process.

  • - Chef's Knife: Description: A versatile tool essential for prep work like chopping herbs, slicing vegetables, and handling crabmeat with care.

  • - Stainless Steel Saucepan: Description: For boiling or simmering ingredients in the recipe, such as cooking rice if it's part of the dish.

  • - Mandoline Slicer (Adjustable Blade): Description: Useful for slicing vegetables thinly and evenly, which might be needed for garnishes or side components.

  • - Medium-Sized Non-Stick Frying Pan: Description: Perfect for frying diced onions and bell peppers if they are part of the recipe's preparation.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 1 1/2 cups chopped onion

  • 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce

  • 1/2 cup dry white wine

  • 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over

  • 4 pimiento-stuffed olives, chopped

  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

  • 4 to 6 small crab shells (optional) or scalloped dishes

  • 1 lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, and oregano; sauté until soft, about 6 minutes. Add tomato sauce and wine and boil until almost evaporated, about 1 minute. Add crabmeat; lower heat to medium, cover, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in olives, cilantro, and hot sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Spoon mixture into crab shells, if desired. Squeeze juice from lime wedges over and serve.
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