Kim’s Kitchen
Crab Causa App/Bites
This is an amazing dish to make ahead of time and assemble right before serving and have everyone talking about it for a long time!!!
Served cold and in my opinion, one of the best Peruvian appetizers out there!!!
For easy eating in a bigger event, make it on spoons as a bite passed Appetizer!!!
4 Appetizer size Servings or 40 small bites
Ingredients:
½ Lb. Potatoes Yellow, boiled, peeled, and mashed (riced)
1 ½ Tbsp. Aji Amarillo Paste
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 ea. Garlic clove, mashed with Salt to make a paste
½ tsp Kosher Salt
¼ tsp Black Pepper
1.5 Tbsp Lemon juice
8 oz Crab meat, cleaned of any shells
¼ C Mayonnaise
½ tsp Mustard, prepared
1 ea. Avocado, ½ chopped for the Crab mix, other half can be used for décor on plate
1 ea. Lemon juice to cover avocado, to avoid discoloration
Parsley for garnishing
Pink Sauce:
1/4 C. Mayonnaise
1.5 Tbsp. Ketchup
.5 Tbsp. Tabasco sauce
.5 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Instruction:
Sautee in Olive oil the Garlic paste, Aji Amarillo and Black Pepper for a minute, take off heat and add Lime juice. Add to mashed potatoes and mix well until it has an homogeneous yellow color. Keep refrigerated until use.
Mix Crab meat with Mayo and Mustard, season with Salt & Pepper if desired to taste. And keep refrigerated until ready to use.
Cut Avocado, chopping ½ and cover with lemon juice and maybe a pinch or salt to lighten the acidity of the lime juice.
Combine Sauce Ingredients and set aside.
Assembling:
Causa App:
With a round mold (cookie cutter) Place a layer of the Potato mix, Layer the Avocado and finally layer the Crab on top, drizzle with the Sauce and garnish with chopped Parsley…
Causa Bites:
With a small scoop make balls with the Potato mix, Flattened the Potato mix and create a dent in the middle add Avocado and top with Crab. Place on a spoon (I use the Silver looking plastic disposable ones for easy cleaning - see photo). And place on a serving dish as seen in picture above.
Once all have been done top each with a small dollop of the pink sauce.
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