Diary of a Hearty Eater: Our Delectable Meal of 'Ginataang Alimango'

Disclaimer: This is not your typical recipe blog.

I have always been (and will always be) a lover of seafood. Fresh fish..clams...shrimps...squids..oysters..crabs...you name it, I'll eat it.

This weekend, we were very fortunate to receive quite a lot (a total of 3 Kg) of crabs from a family friend as a gift. Having quite a lot of crabs for us, my tita (she's my bestfriend's mom), prepared the crabs in different dishes. For today, she prepared, ginataang alimango or crabs with coconut milk (alimango is a local term for crab). I told tita that I'll be sharing her recipe to steemit and she gladly showed me how to do it and even offered the ingredients for me to take a photo. So, here's her recipe for her ginataang alimango:

Ingredients:

1. steamed crabs
   
   raw crabs can also be used

2. garlic
   
   a few cloves of garlic will do

3. onions
   
   one onion should be enough

4. coconut milk
   
   We used 3 cups of coconut milk. For best results, use a fair amount of these.

5. cooking oil
   
   just use enough amount to saute the garlic and onion later

6. liver spread
   
   Any liver spread brand will actually do, it just so happened that this was the available one we have at home. We used the whole can in our recipe.

7. siling labuyo or chili pepper (optional)
   
   use a number of chili pepper based on your preferenced

The Procedure

1. Put the oil on the frying pan and saute the garlic and onion. Be careful not to overdo the onion and garlic to avoid the bitter taste later. Add the sliced chili pepper.
   

2. Add the liver spread. Mix well.
   

3. Pour the coconut milk.
   

4. Add the steamed crabs. Let it simmer for a few minutes until the coconut milk is cooked or until desired consistency.
   
   We sliced the crabs into halves for a better and faster absorption of the coconut milk and flavor.

5. Serve ❤
   
   best served with a few cups of rice and an ice-cold soda

Our Sunday became extra special with this dish. Tomorrow is another day. 😊

I hope you enjoyed my post and my attempt to an almost-like-a-chef's-blog. Thank you for dropping by. ❤

All the best! {always}
~ filnette 🍀

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