Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Baked Crab with Tomato Sauce



Ingredients

2 blue swimmer crabs.
200ml canned diced tomatoes.
1 tblsp coriander leaves, finely chopped.
1 tblsp coriander root, chopped and ground.
2 tsp paprika.
2 tsp turmeric.
1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed.


Method

Clean and gut the crabs.
Using a mallet or seafood cracker, split the shell and larger claws.
Combine the ingredients and marinate crabs for at least four hours.
Separate the crabs and marinade, and tightly wrap each crab with a ½ portion of marinade in 3 - 4 layers of aluminium foil.
Bake each crab packet for 20 – 25 minutes in hot coals.


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