Ginataang Alimasag are Crabs cooked in Coconut Milk. This recipe features the use of spinach and Thai chili as a replacement for Malunggay. Squash and string beans (kalabasa and sitaw) can also be placed instead of Spinach (or Malunggay).Before cooking this dish, please make sure that enough rice is available…trust me on this 
Try this delicious Filipino recipe : Ginataang Alimasag (Crabs cooked in coconut milk).
Recipe: Ginataang Alimasag
Ingredients
- 3 lbs blue crabs (Alimasag)
- 2 tbsp shrimp paste
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp garlic, minced
- 1 medium-sized onion, minced
- 1 knob ginger, cut into thin strips
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 4 cups coconut milk
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 bunch fresh spinach
- 6 pieces Thai chili
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking Procedure
- In a large pot, sauté the garlic, onion, and ginger
- Add the ground black pepper and coconut milk then bring to a boil
- Put-in the shrimp paste and fish sauce and cook until the coconut milk’s texture is thick and natural oil comes out of it (approximately 20 ++ minutes)
- Add the Thai chili and simmer for 5 minutes
- Put the crabs in the pot and mix until evenly covered with coconut milk. Simmer for 5 to 20 minutes. (Note: If crabs were steamed prior to cooking, 5 to 8 minutes is enough)
- Add the spinach and simmer for 5 minutes
- Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!
Number of servings (yield): 6
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the best po ito kuya. hahanap po ako ng crab para masubukan ito. pero ask ko po kung wala akong makitang crab at palitan ko nlang ng tiger prawns maging kasing sarap kaya? kc gusto ko po talagang matikman itong recipe. dati d ako mahilig sa gata pero nung nasubukan ko yung bicol express mo masarap pala ang gata. salamat po ng marami sa mga recipe mo ngayon natutuwa na ang asawa ko kc d nlang sya ang nasa kusina.hahaha….
The best itong menu na to lalo na kung kakainin mo sa tabing dagat.. with buko juice sarap…pwede rin kaya kung substitute natin yung labster instead na crab?, vanjo sama mo na rin sa list mo yung paella or arroz con vogabante(labster) sana wag ka magsawa sa pagluluto ng new recipes more power and a million thnks. god bless
i also tried this recipe, and my husband and I loved it. Yun nga lang, namaga ang labi ko kasi medyo allergic ako sa crabs. hehe..
susubukan ko to with lobsters. my neighbors are gonna have them available on friday (at $5/piece! each piece is like 1.5 lb). naglalaway na ko isipin pa lang.
I like your site, my sister from guam gave this to me. Please post some more recipe. Thank you!
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this one is sooooo good, I will make this one for potluck , sigurado patok to sa kanila ,kakaiba kasi .Thanks bro!!!
sarap naman nito try ko nga salamat po
Hello kuya! I just did this yesterday. charap!! yumyum! love na love ng mom ko and my brothers. mura kasi crabs dito sa VA and tabi lang kami ng seafood store so I’m gonna cook this again next week. thank you for the recipe again
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Wow, yummy and mouthwatering
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God bless po.
Robelyn
UAE
Hi,
Good day… On the process po ako na niluluto ang ginataang alimasag…hindi pa man luto pero natatakam na ako sa hitsura nya….Maraming salamat talaga sa website nyo. Pwede po ba mag request? Pede po ba i share ninyo din how to prepare Impanada? the one with mongo, grated papaya etc… gusto ko sana malaman pano i prepare yung balot nya ( thin dough )…sana po mapagyan nyo ang hiling ko. God Bless
ito ung niluto namin lunchtime Saturday April 02,2011..sarap na sarap ang hubby q..ubos ang sinaing kong kanin sa sobrang sarap! thanks sa website na eto..sana ndi k magsasawang mgblog.more power and good health!
you just don’t know how helpful panlasangpinoy.com has been to me…i’m living alone in my apartment here in shanghai, and learning to cook through your easy-to-follow steps allows me to make decent food for myself (let alone the RMB saved for not eating outside)
salamat ng marami!
essential ba ung shrimp paste sa ingredient? d kasi type ng hubby ko shrimp paste :p
Hi shane. Sana huwag kang magsawa sa pagbisita.
Tiger Prawn is fine as long as you don’t overcook it. Keep on cooking and please spread the word.
Hehe, di talaga maiwasan kumain ng crabs kahit allergic kasi kahit anong luto siguradong masarap basta crabs and main ingredient.
Hi winie, I hope that you are enjoying your stay.