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Crab Recipes

Broken Crab and Okra Stew

Recipe from: mightyro-cooking4u
Servings: 3

This recipe came from Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way by Sallye Ann Robinson. This recipe is just okra and tomatoes with crabs added. It can be served with rice,cornbread or grits, those of you who know grits. But remember you will need your God-given tools for eating the crabs. This is great at fish fries, instead of catfish stew, use this recipe.

4 to 6 raw blue crabs
2 to 3 slices pork fatback, bacon strips, or use bacon
1 medium onion, cut into wedges—I like to chop my onions so that onions are throughout the dish
1½ cups water
28 ounce can stewed tomatoes, optional
salt and pepper
2 cups cut okra

Pour boiling water over crabs to stun them to prevent them pinching you. Debark and clean them—remove the top shell and gills, break in half. If you wish, remove legs and back fins. Fry the bacon in a large skillet, add crab pieces, onons, water, and if using, stewed tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer 15 minutes. Add okra and boil gently, stirring often, 15 to 20 minutes—or simmer until the okra is tender but the crab is still firm.

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