CASQUINHA DE SIRÍ - BRAZILIAN STUFFED CRAB SHELLS

Brazil is a brilliant and colorful mix of Europeans, Amerindians, Africans and Asians. This diverse range of people and ancestry so too reflects itself in the country’s creative cuisine. While each of Brazil’s five regions (North, Northeast, Central-West, Southeast, and South) has its own culinary heritage, they all share certain typical ingredients and dishes which remain distinctly Brazilian. Casquinha de siri is one such dish.

Serves 6
30 minutes


Ingredients

• 1 dl coconut milk
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 2,5 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
• 250 g crab meat, drained
• 1/2 tbsp palm oil
• 1 dl parmesan cheese, grated
• Salt and pepper
• 6 crab shells
• Lime wedges

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°.
2. In a skillet, heat the oil and sauté the onion until soft.
3. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 2 minutes until soft.
4. Add the parsley, crab meat, then season with salt and pepper.
5. Add the coconut milk and palm oil and cook in medium heat until the sauce is reduced.
6. Season if needed, then remove from the heat.
7. Fill the shells with the crab mixture and top with the parmesan cheese.
8. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly brown, then sprinkle lime juice when serving.