Description
Caril de Caranguejo: Mozambican Crab Curry with olive oil and bay leaf.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound of crab meat
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium sized yellow onions, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 4 medium tomatoes, peeled and diced
- ¼ cup white wine
- 3 tablespoons of peri peri sauce (see below)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons of ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons of yellow curry powder
- 1 teaspoon black
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 14 oz can of coconut milk
- 1 handful of parsley, freshly chopped for garnishing
- Extra salt and pepper to taste
Peri Peri
- 1 cup of olive oil
- 1 medium sized yellow onion, roughly chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1 handful fresh basil, roughly chopped
- 1 small red bell pepper (or ½ a medium one)
- 2–3 fresh jalapeno peppers, deseeded and coarsely chopped
- 6 fresh red chili pepper, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
Stage 1 – Prepare the Peri Peri Sauce
- In a food processor (on Amazon) or blender, combine all the ingredients for your peri peri sauce. Blitz and process until you get a sauce of a smooth consistency
- Next, pour your peri peri into a small pan and take over medium-low heat. Let it simmer and cook over medium-low heat for ~10 minutes while you stir occasionally. In the meantime, you can get started on your caril de caranguejo below
Stage 2 – Start your Crab Curry
- Take a large saucepot over medium-high heat with your olive oil. Once the oil is heated, add your onions and cook for ~2 minutes as they start to sweat
- Next, add your garlic and tomatoes. Cook for another 3-4 minutes as the tomatoes start to soften and create a stew
- At this point, your peri peri sauce should be perfect and can be taken off the heat. Take 3 tablespoons of your peri peri along with your white wine and add both to your saucepot. Stir well
- After 1 minute of mixing all the ingredients together (and ensuring the peri-peri has dissolved), add your curry powder, cumin, coriander, pepper, salt and bay leaf to the pot. Stir well until all your spices are well mixed in
- Next, add all your crab and stir well. You want the crab to change color as it absorbs the colors and flavors from the spices and other ingredients. Cook for ~1 minute here
- Finally, add your coconut milk. Once you do, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer your crab curry for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
- When the caril de caranguejo is done and simmered, take off the heat and serve
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 26 mins
- Category: Main Dishes
- Cuisine: Mozambican
Keywords: crab curry, potato curry, yellow coconut curry