Masa de Cangrejo Guisada (Easy Crabmeat Recipe)

Masa de Cangrejo Guisada (Easy Crabmeat Recipe)

Learn how to make my favorite crabmeat recipe: Masa de cangrejo guisado, a popular dish in Montecristi (and other coastal towns), easy and quick to make, and it will be a big success at the table.

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword crab meat recipes, empanada crabmeat stuffing recipe, jumbo lump crabmeat recipe, lump crab meat

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 132kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 red bell pepper cut into small pieces
1 red onion minced
4 cloves garlic crushed
1 cup tomato sauce
1 dozen pitted green olives
1 pound masa de cangrejo crabmeat
½ teaspoon black pepper freshly-cracked, or ground, (or more, to taste)
1½ teaspoon salt (or more, to taste)
Hot sauce to taste (optional)
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro or fresh parsley, whichever you prefer
Wedges of 2 limes

Instructions

1. Cook

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over low heat. Cook the bell pepper, onion, and garlic stirring frequently until the onion turns translucent.
Add tomato sauce, olives, and crabmeat. Cook over low heat until everything is heated through and steaming.

2. Seasoning

Season the mixture with salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste. Sprinkle with cilantro.

3. Serve

Remove from heat, and serve alongside the lime wedges.

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