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Name: Authentic Chilpachole (Spicy Crab Stew)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 2 lbs whole blue crabs, cleaned and cut into quarters; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 large white onion, roughly chopped; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 4 medium Roma tomatoes, chopped; 4 dried chiles de árbol, stems removed; 2 dried ancho chiles, stems and seeds removed; 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish; 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano; 4 cups seafood stock or water; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste; 1 lime, cut into wedges, for serving; 1 serrano chile, sliced (optional, for extra heat)

Chilpachole

🇲🇽 Mexico

Veracruz

A spicy seafood soup or stew made with crab or other shellfish.

Seafood

soup

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