Rellenong Alimasag

Stuffed Blue Crabs 
First time cooking this dish, and I don't think I will make this again. Just removing the crab meat from its shell is a tedious task, especially if you cannot get enough meat from the crab. It would be much easier if I had an extra set of hands. It is rewarding though once it's done, because the boys love it! 
Rellenong Alimasag, also known as Stuffed Blue Crabs, is either baked or fried and can be serve as an appetizer or main dish with steamed rice. This is made by boiling the crabs and removing the meat from the shell and legs. Just the crab meat alone is not enough to use for stuffing.  Therefore, a crab meat extender is necessary. In this recipe, i used potato as an extender, and with the addition of carrots and some of the other ingredients, the fillings are surely enough.
 

Rellenong Alimango or Stuffed Bluc Crabs - with step-by-step procedure.

Ingredients:

3 large - Alimasag / Blue Crab (washed well, steamed and meat extracted)
1 large - Potato (diced into small pieces)
1-2 medium - Carrots (diced into small pieces)
1 medium - Onion (minced)
2 cloves - Fresh Garlic (minced)
1/2 cup - Bread Crumbs
2 large - Egg
1/2 medium - Red Pepper (chopped)
3-4 tbsp. Fresh Parsley (Chopped)
1 tsp. - Garlic Powder
1 tsp. - Ground Black Pepper
1 tsp. - Salt or to taste
2 tbsp. - Butter for sauteing
1 cup  - Canola Oil for frying

Let's Cook!

1.  In a pan over medium heat, put 2 tbsp. of butter and heat until it begins to foam.
2. Saute garlic and onion, then add diced potatoes and cook 4 minutes.
3. Add carrots and cook for another 2 minutes.
4. Turn off heat and place the mixture in a large bowl.
5. Once the temperature cools down a bit, add chopped red bell pepper and chopped parsley. Mix well.
6. Combine the mixtures with bread crumbs and eggs. Mix thoroughly.
7. Stuff the shell with the mixture.
8. Heat a frying pan and add in cooking oil for frying.
9. When the cooking oil is hot enough, fry the stuffed crab shells. With the stuffing facing up. Slowly ladle the hot oil and pour it on to the stuffing to cook gradually.
10.  Turn over the crab shell and fry the side with stuffing over medium heat for 6 minutes.
11. Remove from pan and dish out.