Crab Tostada

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During one of my Costco runs, I saw that they were offering a discount on crab meat. Normally, I wouldn't even give this a second look, not used to buying and eating any sort of already-processed, already-shelled crustacean meat. It must be the cheapskate in me that was lured by the two-buck discount that decided to give it a try.


left: pasteurized crab meat!
right: tortillas fried one by one by TS

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We had some corn tortillas in the freezer and I thought we could finally try a tostada. I've seen tostadas on menus before but have never ordered them, always being tempted by tacos instead.



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Now for the verdict, the good and the not-so-good. Unfortunately, nothing beats meat from a live-from-the-tank-before-you-eat-it-crab and there is a big, big qualitative difference between that and this processed and pasteurized crab meat.

We made our crab meat better by squeezing lime juice all over it. That seemed to restore the meat to some semblance of live-before-you-eat-it-crab freshness.

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Our "winging-it" crab tostada consisted of fried tortilla, avocados for the "creamy" component (because we didn't have beans, refried or otherwise), lime-spiked crab meat, pico de gallo (tomato salsa), shredded cabbage and jalapeños.





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The crab tostada, on the whole, was very good. What's not to love? Crispy corn tortilla, sweet-briny-salty crab meat, creamy avocado slices, and a piquant pico de gallo with juicy tomato chunks, crunchy cabbage slivers. . . the whole tostada is definitely more than the sum of its parts.

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We'll just need to use actual fresh crab meat next time. But, knowing us and our lack of industry ("What, we need to cook crab then pick out all the flesh?!!"), we'll just choose a different filling next time. =)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tostada



[eatingclub] vancouver Mexican
Tacos... then
Tacos... now
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Quickie Turkey Tortilla Soup
Tacos of Carnitas with Pineapple, with Roasted Salsa and Sweet Potato
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Strawberry Cilantro Salsa, on Grilled Flank Steak
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Tacos with Beer-braised Carnitas Filling
Shredded Beef and Tripe Tacos
Duck Enchiladas with Chipotle Peanut Salsa
Blueberry Tres Leches Cake
Crab Tostada
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