How to Cook Ginataang Alimasag in Just 20 Minutes!

Name: How to Cook Ginataang Alimasag in Just 20 Minutes!
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp cooking oil; 2 pcs garlic cloves, chopped; 1 pc onion, sliced; 1 pc small ginger knob, thinly sliced; 1/2 kg alimasag, cleaned and halved; 1 pack Knorr Ginataang Gulay Complete Recipe Mix, dissolved in 2 ½ cups of water; 2 pcs siling labuyo

There is something singularly delectable about crab meat. Perhaps it is its natural linamnam, both sweet and a tad fishy. In the Philippines, especially in the Bicol region, one of the best preparations of this tasty crustacean is Ginataang Alimasag or crab in coconut milk.

Before we teach you how to cook Ginataang Alimasag, let’s make sure you get the right kind of crab. In Philippine waters, there is an abundance of alimango (giant mud crabs, which often reside near mangroves, or where seawater and freshwater mingle) and alimasag (flower crab or blue swimmer crab, found in the ocean). To avoid getting lost in the terminologies, just remember that the alimasag is smaller than the alimango, is usually speckled, and is bluish in color when uncooked. Alimasag do not have the alimango’s signature bulbous claw. Let this not fool you, though; alimasag meat, while tricky to pick off its smaller shelled body, brims with flavor. Sometimes, it even borders on buttery!

This Ginataang Alimasag recipe is so beginner-friendly, you can whip it up in less than 30 minutes. Your quick gata fix, thanks to Knorr Ginataang Gulay Complete Recipe Mix. If you’re hungry for more veg, you can always make it a Ginataang Alimasag at Kalabasa dish. Time to get cooking!

Tips

While the Ginataang Alimasag recipe tastes absolutely delicious as is, if you do choose to add kalabasa and sitaw, toss them into the pan or wok right after mixing in the Knorr Ginataang Gulay Complete Recipe Mix and siling labuyo. Continue to cook the dish for an extra 15 minutes to soften the veggies. There you have it — Ginataang Alimasag na may kalabasa at sitaw.

20 min.
4 People
Easy

Ingredients

2 tbsp cooking oil
2 pcs garlic cloves, chopped
1 pc onion, sliced
1 pc small ginger knob, thinly sliced
1/2 kg alimasag, cleaned and halved
1 pack Knorr Ginataang Gulay Complete Recipe Mix, dissolved in 2 ½ cups of water
2 pcs siling labuyo

Cooking Method

Heat oil in a pan or wok. Sauté garlic, onions, and ginger.
Add alimasag. Cover pan or wok and leave alimasag to steam for about 10 minutes or until the crabs turn a bright orange.
Add dissolved Knorr Ginataang Gulay Complete Recipe Mix to the pan or wok. If you want your Ginataang Alimasag to have a spicy kick, add siling labuyo. Allow to boil then reduce heat to simmer until the sauce slightly thickens. Serve with rice.

Warning: you may or may not be able to stop yourself from round two or even round three of feasting! We recommend you have a full rice cooker or kaldero when you prepare Ginataang Alimasag at home because it really is best enjoyed with heaping amounts of white, steaming, fluffy rice.