PEASANT STYLE CRAB (CARANGUEJO DE CAIPIRA)

Peasant Style Crab (Caranguejo de caipira) image

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 (6-ounce) cans crab meat
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 chopped onion
3 chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato purée
2 drops hot sauce
lemon juice
salt and pepper
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Brazilian Rice (Arroz brasileiro)

Steps:

Marinate crab meat in lemon juice, salt and pepper and let sit for 30 minutes. Melt butter. Add onion, tomatoes, tomato purée, 2 drops of hot sauce, bay leaf, garlic clove. Add the crab meat and olive oil. Mix together and add 1 cup milk, and cornstarch. Should be medium thickness. Serve over Brazilian rice.

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