Moving on to the state of Pará

Pará is the second largest state of Brazil. Its most famous icons are the Amazon river and the Amazon rain forest.

Crab Cocktail (Coquetel de Caranguejo) (1 portion)

• Olive oil to taste
• 1/2 onion small diced
• Chopped cilantro to taste
• 2 tbsp lump crab meat
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• Salt to taste
• 8 crab claws (small)
•  3 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup table cream
• 1 tbsp cognac

Method
Saute onions, cilantro and lump crab meat in a pan. Season with salt and lime juice. In another pot, steam the small crab claws. In a small bowl mix the ketchup, mustard, cream, and the cognac. In a glass of choice, preferably a martini glass, place the sauce on the bottom to about a little over half way up the glass. Place the sauteed crab on top of the sauce and the steamed crab claws around the glass. Garnish with a lime slice on the rim of the glass and serve