Alimango (Mud Crab) v2

Like I said on my previous blog post about Alimango...

Crabs - specially Mud Crab is my ever favorite sea food.
This one was bought at Carmen Market for 120 pesos only last 4/27/09.
Zaza went with Mom at the market and when he came home he said "Surprise Nana, Love you"

Mud Crabs have much thicker shells than the blue or orange shelled crabs that we call here Lambay - that seems to have more delicate meat than the Alimango's. Alimango's can be prepared steamed with lots of seasoning, cooked with chili and tomatoes, stir-fried with garlic and oil, or steamed with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and wine, etc. We use the latter way of cooking alimango. Here's a photo of cooked Alimango with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and wine:

I just love crabs! :)

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