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Ginataang Sitaw at Kalabasa with Crabs Recipe

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Ginataang Sitaw at Kalabasa is a vegetable dish composed of Calabaza squash and string beans.The vegetables are cooked in coconut milk or coconut cream. Different kinds of seafood — sometimes meat is used to cook  this dish to add more flavor.

Ginataang-Sitaw-at-Kalabasa-with-Crabs

There are many different variations of Ginataang Sitaw at Kalabasa, but this one is my favorite — because of the crabs. I like this dish better with alimasag (blue crabs); the flavor of the crabs blends well with the vegetables and coconut milk.

Everytime I cook this vegetable and crab recipe, I make sure to cook an extra cup of rice because the wonderful flavor of this dish always increases my appetite. I must control my rice intake though, so I limit myself to 2 cups of rice.

Try this Ginataang Sitaw at Kalabasa recipe and let me know what you think

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Ginataang Sitaw at Kalabasa with Crabs Recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8
Author Vanjo Merano

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs fresh blue crabs alimasag
  • 1 lb squash calabaza, sliced into cubes
  • 1 bunch string beans about 3 to 4 cups, cut into 2.5 inch length
  • 3 1/2 cups coconut milk
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 medium onion sliced
  • 2 teaspoons garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

  • Heat a cooking pot and pour cooking oil.
  • Saute garlic and onion.
  • Add fish sauce and coconut cream, and then let boil.
  • Put-in the ground black pepper, and then cook for 10 minutes in medium heat until the liquid reduces.
  • Put-in the crabs and stir. Cook for 10 minutes.
  • Add the squash (kalabasa) and cook until the squash becomes a little soft.
  • Add the string beans, stir, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Turn the heat off and transfer to a serving plate.
  • Serve with hot steamed rice.
  • Share and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 8g

 

Watch the cooking video:

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Julius says

    September 28, 2015 at 2:14 am

    4 stars
    Hi Vanjo, Thanks for the recipes, it helps me a lot

    Reply
  2. Ronnie says

    July 18, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    sarap nito. can i use dungarees crab instead?

    Reply
  3. susie says

    October 25, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    can I substitute green beans for the string beans in guinataang alimasag recipe?

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      October 25, 2014 at 1:52 pm

      I do not recommend doing that as it alters the overall texture and flavor of the dish. However, you can do that if you want especially if sitaw (string beans) is hard to find in your area.

      Reply
  4. Christine says

    March 15, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    Hi Vanjo! 🙂

    Thank u so much sa recipe…Malaking tulong nito skin kz step by step tlga at my video pa..

    GOD BLESS…

    Reply
  5. Jan says

    December 18, 2011 at 10:59 am

    Hi,

    i love the recipes here.

    my boyfriend loves every dish that i cook for him. 🙂 thanks to Panlasang pinoy

    Reply
  6. MommyJ says

    April 24, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    Hi Vanjo! :)instead of alimasag anong pweding e-substitute? thank you po….

    Reply
    • nina says

      May 2, 2011 at 8:51 am

      maybe baboy?

      Reply

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