Piquant Crab On Jiacutecama Wedges Recipes

SHRIMP SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a 4-quart non-stick saucepan over high heat; add the onions, bell pepper, and celery and saute for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, jalapeno, bay leaves, ground peppers, and garlic, stirring well; cook about 3 minutes and stir often.
• Stir in the stock, sugar and salt and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until flavors are married, about 20 minutes, stirring often.
• Turn the heat up to high, and when the sauce is boiling, remove from heat.
• Add in the shrimp, push them down in the sauce, cover the pan and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves.
• To serve, mound 1/2 cup cooked rice in the center of each serving bowl, then pour about 1/2 cup sauce around the rice and arrange 8 shrimp on the top of the sauce.
• Serve with a cool beverage of your choice-- you'll need it!

PIQUANT CRAB ON JíCAMA WEDGES

Steps:

• Peel jícama and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Cut each round into 6 or 8 wedges. In a sealable plastic bag toss wedges with 1 tablespoon lime juice to coat. Wedges may be made 1 day ahead and chilled in bag.
• Pick over crab meat, removing cartilage, and shred meat. Crab meat may be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. In a bowl combine crab meat, salsa, remaining tablespoon lime juice, and salt to taste.
• Top each jícama wedge with 1 tablespoon crab mixture and a coriander leaf.

PIQUANT CRAB ON JIACUTECAMA WEDGES RECIPE

Steps:

• Peel jícama and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Cut each round into 6 or 8 wedges. In a sealable plastic bag toss wedges with 1 tablespoon lime juice to coat. Wedges may be made 1 day ahead and chilled in bag. Pick over crab meat, removing cartilage, and shred meat. Crab meat may be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. In a bowl combine crab meat, salsa, remaining tablespoon lime juice, and salt to taste. Top each jícama wedge with 1 tablespoon crab mixture and a coriander leaf.

PIQUANT CRAB AND EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) DRESSING

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or other large heavy pot.
• Add onions, peppers and celery.
• Cook until the vegetables are very soft, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel the eggplants and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• Place them in a pot and cover with water.
• Bring to boil and boil slowly for a few minutes, just until they are tender.
• Drain well and puree until smooth in a food processor or blender.
• Add the eggplant puree, seasonings, herbs and the juice from the canned crab (if any) to the vegetable mixture, return to simmer and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the crab meat (picked over of course to remove any shell) and cook just long enough to heat through.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in the green onions and the parsley.
• Spoon the hot mixture into a casserole or individual ramekins, if desired.
• Sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
• Place under broiler just long enough for cheese to melt, and serve immediately.

PORK RIBS PIQUANT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Spread flour into a shallow dish. Dredge ribs in flour to coat.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook ribs in hot oil until completely browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove ribs to a casserole dish.
• Melt butter in the hot skillet. Cook and stir onion in melted butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, mustard, and salt with the onion until you have a smooth sauce. Pour water into the sauce; cook and stir until hot. Pour sauce over the ribs. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Cook in preheated oven, spooning sauce over meat several times during baking, for 90 minutes. Turn ribs and continue cooking and basting with sauce until the meat is completely tender, about 90 minutes more.