Crabs in Guava Sauce

A zesty and appetizing crab dish with guava sauce. If you are fond of seafood dishes with a fruity flavor, I’m sure you are going to love this dish. Mudcrabs is the preferred ingredient in this recipe but in case it is not available, blue crabs is the best alternative. Choose the biggest blue crabs you can find to enjoy this dish.

To cook crabs with guava sauce;  Wash live crabs. Cut each crab into two, crosswise. Save the crab fat. Pare guavas and slice each guava in half. Scoop out the seeds and set aside the guava meat. Transfer seeds to saucepan. Add 1/4 cup water and boil. Strain guava broth to separate from seeds. Heat saucepan with oil and saute garlic until light brown. Add guava meat, guava broth, crab meat, crab fat and the rest of the water. Put salt and sugar and allow to boil until crabs are cooked around 20 minutes. To see the complete recipe with list of ingredients in exact measurements, continue reading.

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5 from 2 votes

How to Cook Crabs in Guava Sauce

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Seafood Recipe

Cuisine: Filipino

Servings: 8 servings

Author: Manny

Ingredients

• 1 kilo fresh alimango mudcrabs or alimasag, blue swimmer crabs
• 1/2 to 3/4 kilo ripe guavas
• 1 1/2 cup water divided
• 1 Tbsp. cooking oil
• 1 Tbsp. garlic minced
• 1 Tbsp. rock salt
• 1 Tbsp. sugar

Instructions

How to cook Crabs With Guava Sauce

• Wash live crabs. Cut each crab into two, crosswise. Save the crab fat.
• Pare guavas and slice each guava in half.
• Scoop out the seeds and set aside the guava meat.
• Transfer seeds to saucepan. Add 1/4 cup water and boil.
• Strain guava broth to separate from seeds.
• Heat saucepan with oil and saute garlic until light brown.
• Add guava meat, guava broth, crab meat, crab fat and the rest of the water.
• Put salt and sugar and allow to boil until crabs are cooked around 20 minutes.
• Serve hot. Serves 8.