Mexican Crab Tostadas (Tostadas de Jaiba)

Recipe Rating:	5 Ratings4
Categories:	Fish, Mexican, Quick & Easy, Healthy, Seafood Appetizers
Serves:	4 to 5
Prep Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

16 oz	crabmeat, shredded
1 pkg	14oz tostadas
3/4 c	finely diced onions
3/4 c	finely diced fresh tomatoes
3/4 c	finely diced cilantro
5	romaine lettuce leaves, finely shredded
1 or 2	chili serrano, deveined and deseeded, finely diced for spiceness (optional)
1 c	mccormick mayonnaise/ mayonasa
1 tsp	koser salt
1/2 tsp	black pepper
1 large	avocado, slilced in wedges
	tabasco sauce or homemade salsa
	catsup

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Trina Alaniz

Well Seasoned

Visalia, CA (pop. 124,442)

bagma

Member Since Jul 2010

Trina's Notes:

This recipe was given to me by my niece, who immigrated to the U.S from a state in Mexico called Michocan. She is a fabulous cook and has shared many of her Mexican recipes with me. I am sharing this recipe with my friends from JAP who love Mexican food. This is a simple, refreshing and authentic Mexican delicious dish. I know you will just love this when you try it. I really like it during warm weather, especially with an ice cold Corona beer rimmed with salt and lemon. Yum, I bet you wont resist eating just one. Enjoy.
THE SECRET TO THESE TOSTADAS IS THE MAYONNAISE. SEE BELOW.

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

Yum... love the addition of the mayo! The creamy crab and crunchy tostadas combine for a heckuva meal.

Directions

In a medium bowl, place the crabmeat, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, lettuce. chili serranos (optional) and toss.

Add salt, and pepper, and toss.

Add Mayonnaise and fold into the above.

THE SECRET TO THE THESE TOSTADAS IS THE BRAND OF "McCORMICK" MAYONNAISE/(MAYONASA MEANS MAYONNAISE). THIS IS THE MEXICAN VERSION. THIS MAYONNAISE IS FLAVORED WITH LEMON AND LIME JUICES. THIS MAYONNAISE CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN HISPANIC MARKETS. I HAVE TRIED USING OTHER BRANDS, AND THE FLAVOR IS NOT THERE AT ALL. MAKE SURE YOU USE "McCORMICKS' BRAND. THIS IS WHAT GIVES IT A BANG.

Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of mixture on top of a tostada, top with 2 wedges of avocado.

The tostadas can be additionally topped with chili Tapatio, or your own home made salsa. you can also add a few dribbles of catchup. These can be combined or separate, according to your taste.

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Bonnie D. Utahn

Mar 25, 2012

OH, how wonderful! You captured my heart and tummy with crab in a tostado! I must try this! Thanks for sharing!

Bonnie D. Utahn

Mar 25, 2012

...Trina, I make the best margaritas! I can't wait to have this crab tostado with a margarita!

THE ULTIMATE MARGARITA

Trina Alaniz bagma

Mar 25, 2012

You are welcomed dear Bonnie, and yes they will taste wonderful with a Margarita, you can also substitute shrimp just dice them into small pcs and they are just as good, But I suggest you first try the crab and then if you really like it, which I know you will, try them the next time with shrimp. Let me know how you like them. Blessings.

Bonnie D. Utahn

Mar 25, 2012

I sure will, Trina, and shrimp sounds great, too!

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Trina Alaniz bagma

Mar 26, 2012

Thank you Brandi and Kim for sharing my recipe with the different discussion groups. I hope they all try these wonderful tostadas.

Juliann Esquivel Juliann

Mar 28, 2012

Hi mi amigita Trina, it's been a while. I love this recipe when I saw it I knew I would have to make it for my family. It looks delicious. Trina I have never seen this brand of Mayonnaise. I will have to look for it next time I am at a Sedanos, that is a large chain Latin Supermarket. Hope you are well amigita. Bendiciones. LOL

Trina Alaniz bagma

Mar 28, 2012

Hola Amiga, how are you? I am doing much better. Yes Juliann I am sure you are going to love these tostadas, not 0nly are they delicious but they are fast and easy. I am sure you will find the Mayonnaise at your store. Blessings. Let me know how you like them.