Portuguese dressed crab
Dressed brown crab served in its shell with a gently seasoned creamy filling.
⏱ Estimated time: 45 minutes🍽 Servings: 6🇵🇹 Portugal
Ingredients
- 1 cooked food-grade brown crab (1–1.2 kg)
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 hard-boiled egg
- 1 tbsp chopped pickles
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Pepper and toast
Step-by-step method
- With cooked and chilled crab, carefully open the shell and remove meat using clean utensils.
- Discard gills and inedible parts and check for cartilage.
- Combine crab meat with chopped hard-boiled egg, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, parsley and lemon.
- Taste and adjust pepper and acidity without overpowering crab.
- Fill the cleaned shell and serve promptly, properly chilled, with toast.
✦ Cooking tip
Keep cooked shellfish properly chilled until serving.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.