Concentrado de Cangrejo

Name: Concentrado de Cangrejo
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 4 cups fish or seafood stock; Pinch old bay seasoning; Freshly chopped cilantro and scallions; Freshly chopped cilantro and scallions; 1 bay leaf; 4 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped; ½ cup dry white wine; 4 cups fish or seafood stock; 1 cup chopped red onions; 1 tbsp minced garlic; 1 tsp tomato paste; 1 tsp rocoto paste; 4 live stone crabs; 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Art of Peruvian Cuisine

By Tony Custer

Published 2000

About

This is one version of the wonderful crab soup made at the small cevicheria ‘Mi Peru’. This tiny restaurant in the coastal suburb of Barranco in Lima is often full of customers asking for this one dish alone a rustic pleasure for the eyes and the palate-I hope you enjoy this verion.

Ingredients

4 live stone crabs
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup chopped re

Americas
Peru
Lima
Barranco
Fish course
Soup
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Preparation

If you prefer to kill your crabs before cooking, the best method is to place them directly in the freezer for up to an hour before preparing them.

Clean crabs, split in two and smash the claws.

Heat oil in a large pan and over medium heat, sauté onion and garlic until soft, about 3 minutes. Add tomato and rocoto pastes, bay leaf, old bay seasoning an