Coconut Crab Curry

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Coconut Crab Curry

Coconut Crab Curry is a traditional Pitcairn Islands recipe for a curry of coconut crab that's briefly fried and finished in coconut milk flavoured with Polynesian curry powder. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Pitcairn Islands version of: Coconut Crab Curry.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

30 minutes

Total Time:

50 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Curry Spice Recipes Pitcairn-islands Recipes

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Coconut crab is a local treasure, so called because their main food is coconuts, and this curry is next-level delicious.

Ingredients:

1 coconut crab (cleaned and chopped)
500ml coconut milk
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp Polynesian curry powder
Salt, to taste
oil for frying

Method:

Heat oil in a deep frying pan or wok over medium heat. Scatter over the onion, garlic and ginger and fry until soft (about 3 minutes). Scatter over the curry powder and stir-fry for 90 seconds until aromatic.

Add the crab and fry brief. Pour over the coconut milk, bring to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes, until the crab is cooked.

Serve accompanied by nalot or coconut rice.