Crab 'n Rice (The Bahamas)
photo by GiddyUpGo
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8-12
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 5 tablespoons tomato paste
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 4 cups water (traditional) or 4 cups crab stock (my tweak)
- 2 cups long grain rice
- 2 cups pigeon peas, canned
- 4 whole crabs
directions
- Crack the crab and remove the meat. Carefully pick through the meat to make sure there are no remaining bits of shell.
- Chop up the vegetables and fry them in the oil until they are soft. Stir in the tomato paste and seasonings, adding a little more oil if you need to. Saute for a few minutes until the flavors are incorporated.
- Add three cups of water (I used non-traditional crab stock) and bring to a boil. Add the pigeon peas and crab and let boil for five minutes or so.
- Add the rice (you can also add more water if the mixture looks too dry), return to a boil, then reduce heat and cover. Let simmer until all the liquid has been absorbed (about 20 minutes).
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I am a mother of two with another one on the way! I am married to an Englishman and we own a small business in our local area. We live in a very small town called Rough and Ready (yes there really is a place called Rough and Ready!) I am a part-time writer and full time mom. My kids were born 15 months apart and keep me so busy I barely have enough time to cook and no time at all for my other passion, horseback riding. I once had four horses but am down to two; my Arab mare Argo and old Denver. Both of them spend the vast majority of their time standing around in my back yard eating hay. I get to feed them and look at them, but until my kids are all in school (and I stop having more kids) that's about it.
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