Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, crab in coconut squash sauce - filipino ginataan na alimasag. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Saute garlic, ginger, and onions in oil in a deep pan or wok. Chop off the bottom stems (thick and hard parts) of the kangkong/water spinach. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Plunge crabs into ice water to stop the cooking process.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have crab in coconut squash sauce - filipino ginataan na alimasag using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Crab in Coconut Squash Sauce - Filipino Ginataan na Alimasag:
- Prepare large blue crabs (pick heavy ones, means it's fatty)
- Make ready large Onion, chopped
- Prepare garlic cloves, chopped
- Get thumb ginger, chopped
- Take Milk from 1 coconut
- Make ready kalabasa or squash, cubed
- Take Kangkong / kangkung or water spinach
- Get Patis or Fish sauce,
- Prepare chicken broth cube to taste (optional)
- Take Salt and pepper
- Take Cooking oil
- Get long chilies (optional), sliced
Crabs in Coconut Milk (Ginataan Alimango) Crabs cooked in coconut milk made thick and creamy by adding squash and a bit spicy from red chili peppers. Ginataang Alimasag is one of many favorite filipino dishes. Alimasag (crab) is already tasty in itself; add it to coconut milk and you have one sinful combination. This is especially true if you are watching your hypertension levels.
Steps to make Crab in Coconut Squash Sauce - Filipino Ginataan na Alimasag:
- Saute garlic, ginger, and onions in oil in a deep pan or wok.
- Add the coconut milk. Add the cubed squash. Chop off the bottom stems (thick and hard parts) of the kangkong/water spinach. Get the leaves and young stems only, chop coarsely. Add to the pan.
- Simmer and cover until squash is tender. Mash squash coarsely with spatula. Season with patis (fish sauce, few drops), salt and pepper to taste.
- Add halved crabs (make sure you have cleaned and removed the grime, separated the claws, and cut in half). Add the claws. Cutting in half lets the fat melt in the sauce, making it delicious. You can also opt to add the crabs whole (if you prefer to enjoy the crab head cover with all it's goodness) and just adjust the taste with seasoning. Don't remove the claws as well if ever, as the fat will seep out of the shell.
- Add a small portion of a chicken or seafood broth cube- not all, adjust to your taste. Mix in well.
- Cook covered until crab changes color (bright orange). Add sliced chilies if desired. Mix in. Serve while hot. :)
Alimasag (crab) is already tasty in itself; add it to coconut milk and you have one sinful combination. This is especially true if you are watching your hypertension levels. However, blood pressure levels aside, Ginataang Alimasag recipe is always a tasty treat no matter when it is served. The recipe Ginataang Alimasag is a classic crab dish in the Philippines where we cook mud crabs in coconut milk together with squash and string beans. A creamy and flavourful dish enjoyed with rice.
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