Crab cone: a beach-flavoured appetizer, very practical and easy, to prepare in advance for the end-of-year holidays
A very tasty appetizer, typical dish of the Brazilian coast
Recipe for 4 people.
Classic (no restrictions)
Preparation: 00:40
Intermission: 00:10
TOOLS
1 bowl(s), 1 skillet or deep skillet, 1 baking sheet(es), 4 baking tray(s) (individual or crab shells), 1 cutting board(s)
EQUIPMENT
conventional
METERS
cup = 240 ml, spoon = 15 ml, teaspoon = 10 ml, teaspoon = 5 ml
SIRI CASK ingredients
– 500 g of chopped and cleaned crab meat.
– 1 1/2 units of lemon (juice)
– Salt to taste
– pepper to taste
– olive oil to taste (or bottled butter)
– palm oil to taste (optional)
– 1/2 unit of onion, large, diced.
– 1 unit of finger-de-moça pepper, seedless, chopped.
– 4 clove(s) of garlic, small and chopped.
– 2 piece(s) of peeled and seeded tomatoes, cut into small pieces
– 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
– 1/2 cup(s) cold water (to dilute the cornstarch).
– 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of corn starch
– chopped coriander to taste.
Ingredients TO FINISH
– Parmesan to taste – just enough for gratinating. (or breadcrumbs)
Ingredients TO SERVE
– lemon to taste, sanitized and cut into quarters.
– pepper sauce to taste, served separately. (optional)
PREPARATION:
- Separate the utensils and ingredients for the recipe.
- When you start preparing, wash the lemon and squeeze the juice.
- Place the crab meat in a bowl, season with lemon juice, salt and pepper and set aside in the refrigerator.
- Bring the water to the boil: cut a cross with a knife on the lower end of the tomato(s). Place in boiling water and leave for 5 minutes or until the skin peels off. Remove from the boiling water and blanch the tomatoes in cold water. Remove the skin from the tomatoes. Cut, remove seeds and mince.
- Wash and peel the garlic and onion and chop them.
- Wash the pepper, remove the seeds and chop it.
- Wash and dry the coriander, chop it and set aside on absorbent paper.
- Grate the parmesan if you didn’t buy it grated.
PREPARATION:
Crab Cake – Filling:
- In a deep frying pan or skillet, sauté the onion in olive oil or bottled butter with a little palm oil (optional) until translucent.
- Add the chopped garlic and chilli and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add the tomato cut into pieces without peel and seeds and fry until wilted. Season the stew with salt and pepper.
- Add the tomato paste and mix well. Add the seasoned crab meat and brown again for about 7 minutes.
- Dissolve the corn starch in the water (see quantities in the ingredients) and add it to the crab meat. Continue cooking until thickened – cook for 4 minutes until it becomes creamy.
- Add the chopped coriander and turn off the oven.
Siri Cone – Assembly:
- Distribute the crab filling into individual cones or refractory containers.
- Top with grated parmesan or breadcrumbs.
- At this point, the cones can be refrigerated or frozen if desired.
- If you plan to serve immediately, continue with the remaining steps.
- Preheat the oven to 230°C.
- Arrange the cones inside a baking dish.
- When the oven is hot, heat the cones and bake for 5-10 minutes or until golden brown.
- If they are frozen they can go straight into the oven – first at medium temperature – 180°C for 10 minutes to heat up and then to 230°C to brown and brown.
FINALIZATION AND ASSEMBLY:
- Remove from the oven and serve hot.
- Serve with pepper sauce (optional) and lemon, cleaned and cut into quarters.
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Source: Terra
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