Curacha's (ZAMBOANGA)

Curacha is a red frog crab only found here in Zamboanga, it is a crossbreed characteristic of a large sea crab and a big spiny lobster. Curacha food from Zamboanga is the best food usually people like to eat. It has a big difference between other crabs. Most crabs generally found their meat at the claws part but curacha meat is found in its body. Meaning, you don’t need to use fork or spoon just to break those claws to eat some meat since curacha has it in the bodies and you can simply open it using your hands.
Curacha also known as spanner crab or red frog crab is a local Chavacano name given to a sea crab species found in Zamboanga Philippines. It is a highbred crustacean, with crossbreed characteristics of a large sea crab and a big spiny lobster.

 Ingredients:
 1 kilo curacha or crab
1/2 kilo grated coconut
1/2 kilo Alavar sauce
1 bulb of garlic
1/2 thumb of ginger
4 pinches of salt
4 pinches of monosodium glutamate, MSG
1 1/2 cup of water

Procedures:
 Wash curacha or crab. Place in cooking pot. Set aside.
Place grated coconut in a mixing bowl. Pour water and mix. With your hands, squeeze all milk from the coconut. Set aside.
Mince garlic and ginger into tiny pieces. Set aside.
Sprinkle the salt, MSG, garlic and ginger all over the curacha or crab.
Pour coconut milk all over the curacha or crab.
Turn stove on high heat until the coconut milk comes to a boil. Then drop the alavar sauce into the pot and lower the knob to medium heat.
When the coconut oil starts to surface (happens after around 20-30 minutes), turn off the stove.

 Try curacha and enjoy the taste it has.