SERVINGS: MAKES 4 TO 6 FIRST-COURSE
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over
4 pimiento-stuffed olives, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
4 to 6 small crab shells (optional) or scalloped dishes
1 lime, cut into wedges
Preparation
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, and oregano; sauté until soft, about 6 minutes. Add tomato sauce and wine and boil until almost evaporated, about 1 minute. Add crabmeat; lower heat to medium, cover, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in olives, cilantro, and hot sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Spoon mixture into crab shells, if desired. Squeeze juice from lime wedges over and serve.
***Recipe by Virginia Burke
Photograph by Scott Peterson