How To Make Bahamian Baked Crabs 🦀 🦀

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats while margarine is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: vinegar

💰Cheaper: sriracha

Vinegar adds acidity without the heat, while sriracha is often less costly.

crabs

🥗Healthier: shrimp

💰Cheaper: canned crab meat

Shrimp is lower in calories, and canned crab meat is more affordable.

Clean the crabs and boil them for about 1 minute.

In a skillet, heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil over medium heat.

Sauté 1/2 medium onion until translucent.

Add minced garlic and red pepper flakes, sautéing until fragrant.

Mix in thyme and parsley flakes, cooking until combined.

Add the crab meat and crab fat, seasoning with paprika and salt.

Combine sautéed mixture with 3 slices of homemade bread, adding a little water to moisten.

Stuff the crab shells with the mixture and place them onto a cookie sheet.

Top with unsalted butter and bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 12-15 minutes.

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