Ingredients

  • 3/8 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 white onions, chopped
  • 2 canned chiles, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chile juice, from can
  • 3 tablespoons canned pickled carrots, chopped
  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 to 1-1/4 pounds crab meat, cleaned

Method

  • Heat oil and butter in frying pan.
  • Add garlic and onion, and saute.
  • Add chiles, chile juice, carrots, tomatoes, parsley, and cilantro.
  • Season with salt and pepper and cook over low heat until mixture thickens, about 25 minutes.
  • Add crab meat and correct seasonings.
  • To serve, place crab on a platter.
  • Serve with freshly made tortillas to roll into tacos.
  • The shredded crab may also be served in crab shells, sprinkled with bread crumbs, melted butter, and parsley, then baked in a hot oven for 25 minutes.