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crab meat

🥗Healthier: crab meat

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is a more budget-friendly alternative.

pumpkin

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: carrots

Carrots are often cheaper and can provide a similar sweetness.

verbena leaves

💰Cheaper: lemon balm

Lemon balm is a more accessible herb with a similar flavor.

Heat olive oil in a pan and add vegetables to cook until they get a nice color.

Add crab shells to the pan to extract flavor.

Add tomatoes to the pan and clean the bottom of the pan with them.

Add Arbol and Waho chilies to the mixture, removing seeds for flavor without excessive spice.

Add mescal to the pan to enhance flavor and then add water to thicken the sauce.

Season with salt to taste.

Pick claw meat from the crab for the dish and wrap it in corn husk.

Grill the wrapped crab to heat it up without drying it out.

Prepare a puree with pumpkin trimmings and a glaze of roasted celery and caramelized onions.

Plate the dish with crab, pumpkin puree, and garnish with wild tarragon.

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