Akotonshi Ghanaian Stuffed Crabs
Stuffed Crabs recipe
boil your own crabs for this recipe simply remove the large shell, clean and stuff.
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Ghanaian cuisine has diverse traditional dishes one of which is Akotonshi or Ghanaian Stuffed Crabs.
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You can make your own little “imitation” crab shells by forgoing the crab shells using large hollowed out red tomato, a large red grilled bell pepper or use an attractive red baking dish.
Akotonshi Ghanaian Stuffed Crabs
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Ghanaian cuisine has diverse traditional dishes one of which is Akotonshi or Ghanaian Stuffed Crabs.
Prep time: Cook time: Total time:
Ingredients
2
cups crab meat or imitation crab meat
24
small fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined
2
medium size ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
2
bunches of green onions, chopped
3
cups tomato puree
½
teaspoon salt
1
teaspoon onion power
1
teaspoon ginger powder
1
tablespoon tomato paste
1
teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 sprig rosemary, chopped
8 crab shells or 12 hollowed baked out tomatoes
1 sprig rosemary, chopped
Directions
Add
all ingredients into a large pot just long enough to cook shrimp about 3-5
minutes. Spoon mixture into clean crab shells or baked tomatoes, garnish with green onions.
Did
you know…?
You
can stuff a hot chili pepper with the crab mixture for your chili-head friend
who loves ghost peppers.