Recipe: Crab Tostadas (Tostadas de Jaiba)

Crab Tostadas (Tostadas de Jaiba)
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
Servings: 8

Cooking oil
8 (6-inch) tortillas
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 (7 1/2 oz) canned crab meat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed or fresh crab meat, cooked
2 canned green chili peppers, rinsed, seeded and chopped
1 small avocado
2 cups shredded lettuce
1 tomato, chopped and drained
Lime wedges
Bottles hot pepper sauce

In heavy skillet heat 1/4 inch oil. Fry tortillas, one at a time, in hot oil for 20-40 seconds on each side or till crisp and golden. Drain on paper toweling. Keep warm in foil in 250 deg. oven.

Mix together lime juice, the 1 tablespoons olive oil, salt, and pepper. toss with crab and chili peppers. Divide mixture among tortillas.

Seed, Peel and cube avocado.

Top crab and peppers with lettuce, tomato and avocado. Pass lime wedges and hot pepper sauce.