Potato Mac Crab Salad
"Potato salad in Hawaii always has macaroni. Potato mac salad and two scoops rice are the staples on a Hawaiian plate lunch. This recipe comes from the Blue Maui Extension cookbook and I am uploading it so I don't lose it. My recipe book is twenty years old and has already lost its blue cover. Only in Hawaii would a potato mac salad be considered a vegetable."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 4 -5 salad potatoes
- 1⁄2 lb elbow macaroni
- 4 1⁄2 ounces canned crabmeat
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 1 tablespoon finely minced onion
- 2 tablespoons japanese vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon msg (optional)
- 3 -4 dried shrimp, chopped fine (ebi)
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- salt
- pepper
directions
- Boil potatoes in salted water until soft when pierced with a fork,drain; cool.
- Cook macaroni in salted water according to package directions until done and drain in colander. Other pastas can also be used i.e. ditalini, small shells, spaghetti, penne.
- 3 While potatoes are cooking, mix together vinegar, sugar, and msg in a small bowl until blended and sugar is dissolved. Add minced onions and dried shrimp to mixture and set aside at least 10 minutes to marinate.
- Peel potatoes if you don't want the skin on and cut the potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes while they are still warm.
- Place potatoes in a large mixing bowl and add salt to taste.
- Add drained macaroni to potatoes in the bowl.
- Add vinegar mixture while gently turning the potatoes and macaroni until they are coated with the marinade.
- Remove any bones from crab and shred meat.
- Add crab to salad and mix well.
- Cook frozen peas in boiling water until they turn bright green, drain, cool, and add to mixture in the bowl.
- cut the hardboiled eggs and add to potato mixture.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Add mayonaise. Use additional mayonaise if needed. Do not add too much.
- Tuna, surimi, or kamabuko can be substituted for the canned crab. I like to use canned crab and surimi.
- Olives can be used instead of or in addition to the peas. Adjust for the salt in the olives. Grated carrots can also be added for color and sweetness.
- Instead of vinegar, pickle juice or pickle relish can be used.
- Mix well and level salad in the bowl. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on salad surface and press to eliminate air. This will help keep the salad from drying out on top. Placing salad in a large ziploc bag and pressing the air out does the same thing and is easier to store in the refrigerator.
- I like to use celery salt instead of plain salt.
- Chill for at least 4 hours for the flavors to blend. Keep refrigerated until served.
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