Brazilian Crab Cakes (Casquinha de Siri)

This recipe is a Brazilian-style crab cake, usually served on the beach. Very rich in flavor and slightly spicy. Serve piping hot with lime wedges.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 43 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 13 mins
• Calories: 119 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
• 1 ½ cups coconut milk
• 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for pieces of shell
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, or to taste
• 2 tomatoes - peeled, seeded, and chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon palm oil (Optional)
• clean scallop shells

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 minutes.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, green bell pepper, parsley, and green onions; cook until slightly softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add crabmeat; cook until flavors combine, about 20 minutes.

Step 4

Pour coconut milk and palm oil into the skillet. Cook until slightly reduced, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in bread crumbs to give mixture a paste-like consistency. Season with hot pepper sauce, salt, and black pepper.

Step 5

Stuff scallops shells with the crab mixture. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top. Arrange on a baking sheet.