Ginataang Alimasag
Ginataang Alimasag is a Filipino seafood dish made with crabs, long beans, and calabasa in a creamy coconut sauce. It's rich, flavorful, and perfect with steamed rice!
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 blue crabs
- water for steaming
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 thumb-size ginger, peeled and julienned
- 4 Thai chili peppers
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 4 cups coconut milk
- 1 small calabasa, peeled, seeded and cut into cubes
- 1 bunch long beans
- 1 cup coconut cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Under cold running water, wash crabs well. Scrub shells with a kitchen brush to rid of dirt and grime.
- 2
In a steamer basket, arrange crabs belly side down and sprinkle with salt to taste. Place steamer basket in a pot filled with water. Over medium heat, steam crabs for about 20 to 25 minutes or until color changes to orange. Remove from heat.
- 3
In a wide pan or skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions, garlic, and ginger. Cook until softened.
- 4
Add fish sauce and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.
- 5
Add coconut milk and simmer until reduced.
- 6
Add calabasa and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until half-cooked.
- 7
Add sitaw and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- 8
Add steamed crabs.
- 9
Add coconut cream and chili peppers. Stir to combine.
- 10
Continue to cook, regularly spooning sauce over crabs, for about 8 to 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened and vegetables are tender.
- 11
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.