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Filipino fried stuffed crabs

Filipino fried stuffed crabs

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Crab shells filled with crab meat, sweet potato, and egg, dipped in beaten egg and then fried. A festive Filipino dish.

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Recipe from Yivan000, Urbano, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Kinilaw na hipon is a festive Filipino dish: the crab meat is mixed with a flavorful stuffing, then returned to its shell.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying
  • Estimated cost$5.61 $1.40 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.13
  • $0.04
  • $0.21
  • $3.35
  • $0.68
  • $1.20

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. First, boil the crab, then remove the shell.
  2. Let’s put aside any preconceived notions. ≈ 3 min
  3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the garlic, onion, and tomatoes until they are browned.
  4. Add the potatoes, crab meat, and seasoning. ≈ 2 min
  5. Let it cool, then add one beaten egg.
  6. Clean the shells and fill them with cooked filling. ≈ 10 min
  7. Defeat the remaining eggs. ≈ 4 min
  8. Dip the stuffed shells in the beaten egg, then fry them in hot oil.

The bill

Filipino fried stuffed crabs

  • 2 tablespoons of oil$0.13
  • 1 teaspoon of minced garlic$0.04
  • 1 chopped onion$0.21
  • 2 chopped tomatoes$3.35
  • 2 medium-sized apples, peeled and diced$0.68
  • 3 eggs$1.20

Total$5.61

that's $1.40 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 crabs
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 2 chopped tomatoes
  • 2 medium-sized apples, peeled and diced
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
  • 3 eggs

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