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Ago Glain Crab Dish with Peanut sauce

A unique dish from Benin with the flavors of Africa
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Benin
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 1100kcal
Author International Cuisine

Ingredients

  • 6 large crabs About 1 1/2 lbs
  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 2 cups peanut butter
  • 3 large tomatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 sprig parsley minced
  • 1 large onion whole
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 3 limes juice of
  • 1 tablespoon palm oil
  • 1 tablespoon piri-piri chilies minced
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Wash the crabs and place in a large pot full of boiling water, add in the vinegar.
  • Season with salt and pepper, cook for 10 minutes, skim off any foam that forms at the top of the pot.
  • Add in the whole tomatoes, bay leaf, parsley and the whole onion with the cloves stuck into it.
  • Continue cooking for 5 minutes then remove the tomatoes and continue cooking the other ingredients for another 5 minutes.
  • Remove the crabs, remove their shells and take out the crab meat from the body and the claws.
  • Mix the crab meat with the lime juice and set aside.
  • Heat the palm oil in a pan and add the finely chopped onion and fry until translucent.
  • Add the tomatoes and peanut butter and cook until they form a paste before adding the chilies.
  • Now add in the crab meat and stir to heat through.
  • Stuff the crab meat into the cleaned shells and serve with rice.
  • Garnish with some parsley.

Nutrition

Calories: 1100kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 74g | Fat: 72g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Monounsaturated Fat: 35g | Cholesterol: 144mg | Sodium: 1288mg | Potassium: 2107mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 1407IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 233mg | Iron: 4mg