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Cangrejos Enchilado

Originally known as Crab in Creole Sauce - Makes 4 servings

2 1/2 lbs Lump Crabmeat or Fresh Whole Crab Cleaned and dismembered
1 Jr of Tonita's Sweet Vine Cuban Sauce

Add 2 ½ pounds of fresh lump crabmeat or fresh whole crab cleaned, dismembered, and swiftly plunged, into 1 jar of the simmering Cuban Sauce Hot or Mild, add sherry or white wine, 1 juice of lime.  Cook 10 minutes.

Transfer to a platter, garnish with parsley, and serve immediately, accompanied with rice, salad, and sourdough bread spread with garlic butter.

Variations:  Shrimp or Lobster in Tonita’s Cuban Sauce substitute 1 ½ pounds large raw shrimp, shelled and deveined.  Cook in sauce over low heat 4 to 6 minutes, until heated through.