Best 7 Mexican Crab And Rice Recipes

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If you're looking for a seafood dish that is flavorful and comforting, try Mexican crab and rice. This traditional Mexican dish combines tender crab meat, fluffy rice, and a savory sauce made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and spices. Served with fresh lime wedges and your favorite toppings, this dish is sure to satisfy the whole family.

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CRAB FRIED RICE



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This fried rice is very easy and so popular for Thai and Chinese. Try this recipe and you'll find it is very nice taste. Serve with chili in fish sauce or called in Thai 'Nam Pla Prik.' Enjoy!!!

Provided by Karnjana

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Rice     Fried Rice Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

⅔ cup uncooked long grain white rice
1 ⅓ cups water
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions, cut into wedges
3 cloves garlic, chopped
½ tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 egg, beaten
¼ pound cooked crabmeat
3 green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
½ cucumber, sliced
1 lime, sliced

Steps:

  • Place the rice and water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Cook and stir the onions and garlic in the hot oil until tender. Mix in the rice, sugar, and salt, and cook 5 minutes, until well blended. Stir in the egg until the rice is coated. Increase heat to high, and mix in the crabmeat, green onions, and cilantro. Continue cooking 2 to 5 minutes, until the crab is heated through. Garnish with the cucumber and lime slices to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.6 calories, Carbohydrate 37.4 g, Cholesterol 68.1 mg, Fat 12.2 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 11.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 1294 mg, Sugar 5 g

CRAB RICE



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Make and share this Crab Rice recipe from Food.com.

Provided by AllThingsCooking

Categories     Crab

Time 30m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 lb coarsely-chopped imitation crabmeat (the spices in this dish will over power the delicate taste of real crab, but you can still use if yo)
1 lb shrimp (peeled and deveined and coarsely chopped)
1/2 lb baby shrimp
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small chopped bell pepper (any color)
2 (6 1/2 ounce) boxes Spanish rice mix (such as Rice-A-Roni)
salt and pepper
Old Bay Seasoning (don't substitute)
olive oil

Steps:

  • Prepare Spanish rice mix per the package instructions omitting the tomatoes.
  • While rice cooks, sauté onions and bell peppers in a small amount of olive oil until soft and lightly caramelized.
  • Add imitation crab, shrimp, and salad shrimp.
  • Cook just until raw shrimp becomes opaque.
  • Sprinkle mixture with half a teaspoon or so of Old Bay Seasoning.
  • Combine cooked rice and seafood mixture.
  • Add more Old Bay Seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.
  • Enjoy!

CRAB RICE



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Walk into a Gullah restaurant and you're sure to find crab rice on the menu. It's our version of fried rice, and it is the perfect way to use up any leftover rice you may have. Succulent blue crab claw meat is what makes this dish so special. Serve it as a side or as a main dish.

Provided by Kardea Brown

Time 55m

Yield 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 cups chicken stock
1 cup uncooked long-grain rice, such as Carolina Gold, rinsed to remove the starch
1 stalk celery, cut into large pieces
1 clove garlic
1 large onion, cut into large pieces
1/2 green bell pepper, cut into large pieces
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more if needed
1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
1 pound blue crab claw meat, picked through to remove any shells
2 generous pinches Miss Brown's House Seasoning, recipe follows
1 large tomato, diced (1 cup)
Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the rice. Cover, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the liquid is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, then fluff with a fork.
  • Meanwhile, pulse the celery, garlic, onion and bell pepper in a food processor until minced. Heat the butter and oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until the butter melts. Add the minced vegetables. Saute until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the crab meat and House Seasoning. Cook until the crab meat has browned, about 5 minutes. Add additional butter, if the vegetables become too dry and begin to brown too quickly. Stir in the rice and tomato. Cover and simmer until the rice is fluffy, 5 more minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with parsley before serving.
  • Stir together the garlic and onion powders, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

MEXICAN BEEF AND RICE



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A delicious and easy Mexican beef and rice dish that everyone is sure to enjoy. Garnish with shredded cheese and sour cream, if desired.

Provided by Holly Yon

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 45m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 pounds ground beef
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes and green chiles (such as RO*TEL®)
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
2 ½ cups chicken broth
2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
2 (1.41 ounce) packages sazon seasoning
1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning

Steps:

  • Place beef, bell peppers, and onion into a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add diced tomatoes with chiles, black beans, corn, chicken broth, rice, sazon, and taco seasoning. Mix into beef.
  • Cover and cook over medium-low heat until rice is cooked through and tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 406.8 calories, Carbohydrate 52.3 g, Cholesterol 58.3 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 5.4 g, Protein 22.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 2264 mg, Sugar 3.3 g

BAHAMIAN CRAB N' RICE



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Everyone whose ever heard about the Bahamas thinks about conch. We were once called the conch isles. However, it is little known fact that conch is the most perennial dish, not the the national dish! The most important part of the national dish of the Bahamas. Eaten almost everyday with Steamed Nassau Grouper,coleslaw and fried plaintain especially between the months of June and August. This recipe will prove challenging for those unfamiliar with how to prepare the land crabs.... but it tastes like manna ... intensely delectable experience for your tastebuds!

Provided by KCBlair

Categories     Crab

Time 1h35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

5 white land crabs or 7 black land crabs, cleaned, segmented, fat removed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon corn oil
1 large white onions or 1 yellow onion, finely diced
1/2 small green pepper, seeded and finely diced
2 1/2 tablespoons dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/2 scotch bonnet peppers, finely chopped with (optional) or 1/2 with out seeds (optional)
1/2 cup tomato paste
5 cups hot water
2 cups parboiled long-grain rice or 2 1/2 cups long-grain rice

Steps:

  • Wash live crabs under the tap using a toothbrush to wash sand from under band and from between toes until completely clean.
  • Turn crab with eyes away,upside down,slipping a blunt knife (a butter knife is ideal) between the shell's seam,push upward to seperate the crab's shell in two.
  • Be careful not to push the knife too far (the gall sac is in the direct path of the knife!).
  • Pull apart.
  • Scoop the fat from both sides of the shell into a bowl using the knife or a spoon.
  • Discard the empty half shell,band,mouth,gills and all other remaining internal organs,leaving behind the toes.
  • Break the two segments in half by holding each half securely and snapping apart.
  • This can also be done by chopping the segment with a cleaver.
  • Wash the toe segments under the tap and put them in the bowl with the fat.
  • This process is to be repeated until each crab is processed.
  • Place a large pot over medium high heat, adding the vegetable/corn oil.
  • Allow the oil to heat until a drop of water sizzles when dripped in the oil.
  • Add onion,green pepper,salt,black pepper,seasoned salt,thyme,scotch bonnet and stir.
  • Saute ingredients until onion is transparent, stirring constantly,about 3 to five minutes.
  • Add crab fat and segments, saute, stirring constantly until fat is liquid, about 7 minutes.
  • Add tomato paste, stir ingredients together for another 5 minutes.
  • Add water.
  • Stir ingredients with the water,taste, adjust salt to taste,bring to a slow simmer.
  • Gently pour rice into pot, stirring slowly to ensure even distribution of the rice in the liquid.
  • Turn heat down to low and cover pot with a tight-fitting lid to prevent steam from escaping. Foil can be used under the lid to prevent the steam escaping.
  • Cook for about 20-25 minutes or until all of the liquid is absorbed.
  • Do not lift lid while cooking.
  • Turn heat off and let rice stand covered for 10-15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
  • Fluff and serve hot.

MEXICAN CRAB AND RICE



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Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 cups minute rice
1 units onion
1 units carrots
1 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons butter
1 pounds imitation crabmeat
0.25 cups cilantro
2 tablespoons parsley
1 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cups salsa
4.5 ounces chilies
0.5 teaspoons salt
1 units creole spice

Steps:

  • Boil 4 cups of water add rice; cover, remove from heat and let stand until water evaporates (approx. 5 minutes).
  • Cook and stir onion, carrot and garlic in hot oil and butter in a 12" skillet over medium high heat, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, but not brown. (Approx. 5 minutes).
  • Stir in flaked crabmeat, cilantro, parsley and lemon juice. Cook 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Stir in 1 cup medium salsa, 1 can (4.5 ounces) of green chilies and salt. Cook until salsa and chilies are hot. Pour sauce over rice in large bowl ; toss gently to coat. Garnish with Creole spice to taste

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g

CRAB FRIED RICE



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As a young chef just starting out in New York, I had limited time and money. One of my favorite things to do on my rare days off was to Rollerblade down to Chinatown and explore the amazing ingredients in the markets. While I was there, I would usually get a bowl of fried rice, which was warm, comforting, and filling. In those days, I couldn't afford to get it with a luxe ingredient like crab--I added that later on. By including it in a simple bowl of fried rice, I'm reminded how one special ingredient can make an ordinary dish extraordinary.

Provided by Marcus Samuelsson

Categories     side-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

6 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, chopped
One 1/2-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced
2 stalks lemongrass, finely chopped (see Cook's Note)
4 fresh curry leaves (optional; see Cook's Note)
1/2 cup diced Chinese duck sausage or dry Spanish chorizo
2 teaspoons curry powder
2 cups cooked jasmine rice
1/4 cup soy sauce, plus more as needed
2 teaspoons sambal oelek (see Cook's Note)
Pinch of sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 large eggs, beaten
6 scallions, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
8 ounces jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over to remove any shell or cartilage
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 limes, quartered
Boston, Bibb, or iceberg lettuce

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When it shimmers, add the garlic, ginger, lemongrass, curry leaves, sausage, and curry powder and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until very fragrant.
  • Add the rice to the skillet and stir until all the rice is separated into grains. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is hot, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Combine the soy sauce, sambal oelek, sugar, and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a small cup, then add it to the rice. Cook, stirring, for another minute.
  • Pour the eggs over the rice and let them sit for about a minute. Stir the eggs into the rice and turn off the heat (you're not making scrambled eggs; you just want the eggs to make the rice creamy).
  • Fold in the scallions and half of the crabmeat. Let sit for another minute. Taste the rice and season it with salt and pepper or more soy sauce.
  • Spoon the rice onto a platter. Scatter the remaining crab and the cilantro over the top and garnish with the lime wedges. Set out a plate of lettuce leaves so you can spoon rice into the leaves, wrap, and enjoy.

Tips:

  • Use fresh crabmeat for best results. Fresh crabmeat has a sweeter, more delicate flavor than canned or frozen crabmeat. If you can't find fresh crabmeat, frozen or canned crabmeat will do in a pinch.
  • Don't overcook the crabmeat. Crabmeat is very delicate and can easily become tough if it is overcooked. Cook the crabmeat just until it is heated through, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Use a flavorful rice. A good quality, flavorful rice will help to elevate the dish. Look for a rice that has a nutty or earthy flavor, such as brown rice or basmati rice.
  • Add some vegetables. Vegetables will add color, flavor, and nutrition to the dish. Some good options include bell peppers, onions, carrots, and corn.
  • Season the dish to taste. Be sure to taste the dish before serving and adjust the seasoning as needed. Add more salt, pepper, or chili powder to taste.

Conclusion:

This Mexican crab and rice dish is a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. The combination of crabmeat, rice, vegetables, and spices creates a flavorful and satisfying dish that is sure to please everyone at the table.

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