Coconut Crab Micronesia

Crab simmered in coconut cream with ginger.

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg Crab
• 2 cups Coconut cream
• 3 tbsp Ginger
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 1 Onion
• 3 tbsp Lime juice
• 1 Chili
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Clean the crab — Split and clean, cracking the claws so the sauce penetrates.
2. Fry the aromatics — Cook the ginger, garlic and onion until fragrant.
3. Add coconut — Pour in the coconut cream and simmer 8 minutes.
4. Add crab — Add the crab, cover, and cook 12 minutes, turning once.
5. Coconut Crab is ready — Finish with lime and chili and eat with the hands.

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