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Step 1
If cooking whole crabs, clean them and bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add in the ginger, cloves and the crab, cook for 15 minutes. Remove crabs and meat, keep shells for plating. If using just crab meat Mix crab meat with ¼ cup water that has been boiled with the ginger piece and cloves for 15 minutes.
Step 2
Drain water, flake the meat and set aside.
Step 3
In a heavy pot, heat oil to medium temperature and add other ingredients in the following sequence, stirring for a minute or so between each: onions, ground ginger, tomatoes, tomato paste, green pepper, cumin, nutmeg, thyme, grains of paradise, paprika, mashed peppers, and dried shrimp.
Step 4
Reduce heat and simmer for 4 – 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until vegetables are cooked.
Step 5
Add crab meat and stir another couple of minutes to heat it through.
Step 6
Then spoon the mixture into clean crab shells or ramekins (small individual baking dishes).
Step 7
Sprinkle bread crumbs on top of each crab and toast under an oven broiler, being careful not to let the crumbs scorch.
Step 8
Garnish with parsley.