Okra and Crab Sauce

Name: Okra and Crab Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bénin
Ingredients: 500 g cooked pasteurized crab meat, drained; 600 g okra; 400 g tomatoes; 150 g onion; 10 g garlic; 25 g olive oil; 300 ml water; 4 g salt; 1 g fresh chili pepper

Okra and Crab Sauce: a homemade version with weighed ingredients and detailed preparation.

Ingredients

500 g cooked pasteurized crab meat, drained
600 g okra
400 g tomatoes
150 g onion
10 g garlic
25 g olive oil
300 ml water
4 g salt
1 g fresh chili pepper

Preparation

Prepare the ingredients indicated by edible weight. Mince the onion, chop the garlic, and cut the tomatoes.

Sauté the onion in the oil for 5 minutes over moderate heat. Add the garlic, tomatoes, and chili pepper, then cook for another 5 minutes.

Pour in the water, then add the rinsed and sliced okra. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Add the already cooked crab meat, carefully checked to remove shell fragments. Reheat for 5 minutes at a simmer. This recipe does not prepare live crab.

Add the salt and reduce uncovered if necessary. Serve hot; accompaniments are counted separately.