Tantalizing Stir-Fries

• Adding shredded crab and coconut to stir-fry is a sure way to give the Asian dish a tropical twist. Cook the precooked crab just long enough to heat it up again, then serve the dish. Toss the two ingredients over a mixture of stir-fried water chestnuts, bok choy, carrots and baby corn for a simple dinner. Go for a sweet taste by mixing crab and coconut with stir-fried celery, onions, carrots, red bell peppers and teriyaki sauce. Serve the dish with white rice for a complete meal. Toss the coconut and crab over a stir-fried mixture of Chinese celery, onions, mild chili peppers, coconut milk and yellow curry sauce for a Thai-style dish. Pair the dish with a simple rice side, white or brown, for the best flavor.

Tasty Stews

• Simple or spicy, many savory stews end with coconut and crab. As with stir-fry, you want to sprinkle the cooked crab over the finished dish and cook only long enough to heat the meat to prevent over-cooking. Simmer new potatoes, green onions, celery and ground coriander in coconut milk and add coconut and crab for a lightly sweet stew. Cook sweet potatoes, red onions, coconut milk, fish broth and garlic together, and then sprinkle the stew with crab and coconut for a Southern-style dish.

Yummy Crab Cakes

• Crab cakes are a classic dinner choice if you want something that tastes as fancy as it looks. Combine crab, coconut, beaten egg, Dijon mustard and breadcrumbs for a sophisticated dinner. Try an herbal taste by mixing coconut, crab, chives, water chestnuts, beaten eggs and Italian breadcrumbs. Mix the shredded crab with the ingredients, pat into mini pancakes and lightly fry until golden.

Tempting Risotto

• While coconut and crab aren’t the most common ingredients for risotto, they do add a flavorful surprise to a traditional Italian dinner. Risotto is created by sautéing rice in butter, then simmering it in liquid to a semi-soft state, which creates a sauce. Cook white rice in butter, simmer in coconut milk and mix with crab, coconut and mango for a tropical dinner. Go with a rich flavor by simmering butter-sauteed brown rice with chicken broth, fish sauce, yellow curry, white onions and celery and then topping it with crab and coconut.