Stuffed Crab Shells

Casquinha de Siri

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    6–8

    stuffed shells
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Brazilian Kitchen: 100 Classic and Contemporary Recipes for the Home Cook

By Leticia Moreinos Schwartz

Published 2012

  • About

In Brazil we have a different species of crab, but I think the American variety, especially the Maryland blue, is one of the best in the world - meatier and sweeter - and because of this I like to make this recipe more often in the United States than in Brazil. I love to serve this dish in a seashell. Most of the time, I use scallop shells instead of the original crab shells, but if you don’t have sea creature shells available, just use a ceramic ramekin. This is a fantastic recipe for ente