Crab Relleno (Rellenong Alimasag)

Description:
Crabs can be expensive and one way of mutiplying crabs is this recipe as a handful of crabs will give you a lot of servings (based on your shells)
The stuffing contains only pure crab meat, sauteed with garlic, onion and tomatoes, which give it added flavor. You may steam the crab ahead and fry the meat from the shells. Keep crab meat refrigerated until ready to cook as stuffing.


Ingredients:
6 crabs
oil
minced garlic
tomatoes, (2-3) diced
Salt and pepper
1 egg, lightly beated
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 tbsp bread-crumbs
seasonings of your hcoice

Directions:
-Steam crabs until fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Cool.
-Open crabs, including the claws, and take out all the meat. Set aside. Reserve shells
-Saute the garlic, onions and tomatoes
-Add the crabmeat and mix well.
-Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
-Stuff crabmeat mixture into each shell and Brush lightly
with egg cornstarch and top with breadcrumbs.
-Heat oil and fry stuffed crabshells faced down until slightly
brown and the surface is formed.
Remove from heat and serve with catsup.