Fried Crab Stew

Name: Fried Crab Stew
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 cups crabmeat (lump and claw); 3 strips bacon; 1 medium onion, chopped; salt and black pepper to taste; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped; ½ cup hot water

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way

By Sallie Ann Robinson

Published 2003

About

This recipe is an old favorite, very similar to scoop net fried crab, but with water, bacon, and some extra cooking added.

Ingredients

3 strips bacon
2 cups crabmeat (lump and claw)
1

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Fry the bacon in a skillet. In a bowl, combine the crabmeat, onion, bell pepper, and celery. Set the bacon aside and fry the crab and vegetable mixture in the drippings in the skillet, stirring often, until the crab begins to brown. Crumble the bacon and add to the skillet, along with ½ cup hot water.