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Crab and rice

Fragrant rice cooked with crab meat, coconut milk, thyme and onion. A festive, generous dish from the Caribbean islands, with a creamy, sea-fresh flavour.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

618 kcal per serving

Protein
18.9 g
Carbohydrates
71.8 g
of which sugars
4.9 g
Fat
27.5 g
of which saturated fat
17.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Rinse the rice in clear water until the water runs clear, then drain it.
  2. In a casserole, sauté the sliced onion, garlic and green pepper in the oil for 4 minutes.
  3. Add the thyme, the whole chilli and the rice, then stir for 2 minutes to coat it.
  4. Stir in the crab meat, coconut milk, water, salt and pepper.
  5. Bring to the boil, lower the heat, cover and cook for 20 minutes without lifting the lid.
  6. Turn off the heat, remove the chilli and thyme, let it rest for 5 minutes, then fluff the rice with a fork.

Variations and tips

Smoked crab version. Add a pinch of smoked paprika with the crab for a deeper flavour.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.