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Crab and Rice

Rice cooked with crab fat and meat, tomato and thyme — an Andros favourite.

Prep20 min
Cook30 min
Total50 min
Serves4
DifficultyEasy
Per serving586 kcal
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BahamasMain courseGluten-freeDairy-freeNut-free

Ingredients

For 4 servings. All ingredients are generic, never brand names.

  • Land crabs or blue crabs, cleaned1.5 kg
  • Long-grain rice400 g
  • Salt pork80 g
  • Onion1
  • Sweet pepper1
  • Tomato paste2 tbsp
  • Thyme1 tsp
  • Goat pepper (or scotch bonnet), minced1
  • Water900 ml
  • Salt1 tsp

Method

  1. CrabRemove the crab fat (the 'crab butter') and pick the meat.
  2. BaseFry the salt pork, onion, pepper and paste; add the crab fat and meat.
  3. RiceAdd rice, thyme, goat pepper, salt and water; cover and cook 25 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Calories586 kcal
Protein31.8 g
Carbohydrates86.9 g
Fat10.5 g
Fibre2.8 g
Sugar4.4 g
Sodium1243 mg
Saturated fat3.2 g
Serving sizeabout 540 g

Estimated from the ingredients; actual values vary with brands and portion sizes.

Allergens

Contains Shellfish.

Quick answers

How long does Crab and Rice take to make?

About 50 min in total: 20 min of preparation and 30 min of cooking.

How many calories are in Crab and Rice?

About 586 kcal per serving, with 32 g of protein. The recipe makes 4 servings of about 540 g each.

Which allergens does Crab and Rice contain?

Based on its ingredients it contains Shellfish. Always check the labels of packaged ingredients.

Where is Crab and Rice from?

Crab and Rice is a main course from Bahamas. Rice cooked with crab fat and meat, tomato and thyme — an Andros favourite.

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