TORTILLA DE CANGREJO



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for3 cloves garlic, minced
2 onions, diced
   Lard for frying
    meat of 5 boiled crabs (either 
    alimango or alimasag)
1 young patola, pared and sliced
   Salt and pepper to taste
3 eggs, beaten until creamy

Sauté the garlic and onion; add the
      crabmeat and patola.
Season with salt and pepper, cover and
      cook until done.
Drain off any liquid and set aside.
Heat the fat in a frying pan.
Pour ½ of the beaten eggs into the pan allow
       these to spread to the sides of the pan.
Place half of crab mixture in the center of the
       egg and fold one side over the other.
Brown both sides of tortilla.
Repeat  procedure for the other tortilla.
Slice and serve with sauce.
Make 2 tortilla.
    SAUCE
To the liquid from crabs, add toyo and a  little
       sugar to taste.
Thicken with a little cornstarch.
Cook until transparent and thick.
Pour over tortilla.