Akotonshi
Akotonshi is a delicious stuffed crab dish. The crab mixed with an array of spices, tomato and bread crumbs is simply delicious. The crab dish is a dish that is associated with feasting in Ghana. It is made with either large fresh blue or red carbs.
Ingredients
- 2 large Whole crabs or cooked crab meat
- 1 large Fresh ginger
- 2 tbsp Cooking oil
- 1 large Onion minced
- 1 tsp ginger ground
- 2 large Tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Tomato paste
- 1 large Green bell peppers finely chopped
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp Ground cumin
- 1 tsp Cloves ground
- 1 tsp Dried thyme leaves
- 1 tsp Grains of paradise, ground to a powder (Optional)
- 2 medium Minced African bird peppers (use hot Thai peppers if unavailable),
- 1/2 cup Dried shrimp
- Plain bread crumbs
- Parsley
- salt
Instructions
- If cooking whole crabs, clean them and bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Add in the ginger, cloves and the crab, cook for 15 minutes.
- Remove crabs and meat, keep shells for plating.
- If using just crab meat Mix crab meat with ¼ cup water that has been boiled with the ginger piece and cloves for 15 minutes.
- Drain water, flake the meat and set aside.
- In a heavy pot,heat oil to medium temperature and add other ingredients in the following sequence, stirring for a minute or so between each: onions, ground ginger,tomatoes, tomato paste, green pepper, cumin, nutmeg, thyme, grains of paradise,paprika, mashed peppers, and dried shrimp.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 4 – 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until vegetables are cooked.
- Add crab meat and stir another couple of minutes to heat it through.
- Then spoon the mixture into clean crab shells or ramekins (small individual baking dishes).
- Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top of each crab and toast under an oven broiler, being careful not to let the crumbs scorch.
- Garnish with parsley.
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