DISH RESEARCH · Snack
Crab Back
Dominica land-crab filling baked in shells with seasoned breadcrumbs.
About Crab Back
Dominica Explorer’s crab backs use local land crabs, with their cleaned shells holding the filling. This named Dominica version appears as an appetizer or part of a Creole lunch.
Onion, garlic, seasoning peppers, hot pepper, parsley and celery flavour the crab. A bouillon cube adds seasoning to the filling, while soaked bread is also listed in the recipe.
The stuffed shells receive a covering of seasoned breadcrumbs. The finished presentation pairs the crab mixture with its breadcrumb topping in individual shell portions.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Crustaceans, Wheat (gluten), Celery.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Crab Back
Dominica Explorer’s land-crab backs.
- Local land crabProtein
- Soaked breadBinder
- OilCooking medium
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Seasoning peppersAromaticIngredient page not linked
- Hot pepperSeasoning
- Fresh parsleyAromatic
- Fresh celeryAromatic
- Bouillon cubeSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Seasoned breadcrumbsTopping
- WaterLiquid
- SaltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Local land crab: Crustaceans. Broader crab identity; land species unspecified.
- Soaked bread: Wheat (gluten). Ordinary bread supports wheat; soaking medium unspecified and actual addition absent from method.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Botanical origin unspecified.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Seasoning peppers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Local seasoning-pepper form/variety unspecified; no guessed pimento cultivar.
- Hot pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader hot-chilli identity; variety unspecified.
- Fresh parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh celery: Celery
- Bouillon cube: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Base protein and product formula unspecified.
- Seasoned breadcrumbs: Wheat (gluten). Ordinary wheat breadcrumb identity; exact seasoning formula unspecified.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit crab scalding salt water only; bread-soaking medium not inferred.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit method-only crab scalding water.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Dominica
- GrenadaCatalogue link pending review
- Saint LuciaCatalogue link pending review
- DominicaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Dominican (Dominica) Cuisine
- Grenadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Saint Lucian Creole CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Dominica Creole CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.