Chilpachole de Camarón o Cangrejo con Bolitas de Masa

[The Galloping Gourmand]

http://www.zarela.com/new_recipes/chilpachole_camaron.html

I won't cut and paste Zarela's recipe for this spicy shrimp or crab
stew with white corn dumplings, even though she admits that it's her
version of somebody else's version of a traditional dish from Vera
Cruz. ;-)

And, I hestitate to mention that Mama never cooked either shrimp or
crab for me, she being half-Jewish and raised in Iowa. I never asked
Mama if she ever ate a crab or a shrimp, it never would have occurred
to me that people actually ate such things that crawled around on the
bottom...

If it wasn't canned salmon or tuna or fish sticks I wouldn't eat it
when I was a kid. When my Uncle Jim brought home halibut that he'd just
caught and gave it to Mama, I wouldn't eat it.

But I'm much, much older now, and I was wondering what would be the
most authentic kind of
crab to use if I decide to make Chilpachole de Cangrejo. I live on the
wrong coast, yannow.

And, how long should I cook the crab?

[Wayne Lundberg]

Post by The Galloping Gourmand
http://www.zarela.com/new_recipes/chilpachole_camaron.html
I won't cut and paste Zarela's recipe for this spicy shrimp or crab
stew with white corn dumplings, even though she admits that it's her
version of somebody else's version of a traditional dish from Vera
Cruz. ;-)
And, I hestitate to mention that Mama never cooked either shrimp or
crab for me, she being half-Jewish and raised in Iowa. I never asked
Mama if she ever ate a crab or a shrimp, it never would have occurred
to me that people actually ate such things that crawled around on the
bottom...
If it wasn't canned salmon or tuna or fish sticks I wouldn't eat it
when I was a kid. When my Uncle Jim brought home halibut that he'd just
caught and gave it to Mama, I wouldn't eat it.
But I'm much, much older now, and I was wondering what would be the
most authentic kind of
crab to use if I decide to make Chilpachole de Cangrejo. I live on the
wrong coast, yannow.
And, how long should I cook the crab?

Crab should be cooked just long enough to kill it and for it to turn
reddish. That's enough. But you can overcook in a sauce to give it some
additional flavor without really screwing up. Just my humble opinion.

Wayne