Ginataang Alimasag

Ingredients:

• 2 pcs. Live Alimasag (Crabs), washed and cut into halves crosswise
• 1/2 pc. medium Kalabasa (squash), peeled and sliced into cubes
• 1 can gata (coconut milk)
• 1 pc. medium red onions, sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1–2 tbsps. patis (fish sauce)
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tbsps. olive or cooking oil
• 4–5 pcs. chili peppers
• may add sitaw (string beans) too

 Procedures:

1. Heat pan and pour olive or cooking oil.
2. Sauté onion for a minute then follow garlic.
3. Add patis (fish sauce) and gata (coconut milk). Bring to a boil.
4. Pour-in ground black pepper, and then cook for 10 minutes in medium heat until the liquid reduces.
5. Put-in the crabs and stir. Cook for 10 minutes.
6. Add the squash (kalabasa) and chili peppers. Cook until the squash becomes a little tender.
7. May add sitaw (string beans) too at this point.
8. Transfer to a serving plate.
9. Serve with rice.
10. Enjoy!