Crab Sauté with Spicy Coconut Sauce

Name: Crab Sauté with Spicy Coconut Sauce
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves, pressed; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 2 cooked Dungeness crabs (4 1/2 pounds total), cleaned, cracked, each cut into 8 pieces; 5 dried chiles de àrbol; 8 whole black peppercorns; 5 whole cloves; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon aniseed; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/2 cinnamon stick; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 2 1/2 cups finely chopped onions; 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk; 1/2 cup water; Lime wedges; Steamed rice

By Savoi Spice Plantation

January 31, 2007

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