El Cabrito’s blue crab empanadas feature a pastry shell packed with crab meat, likely seasoned with chiles, herbs, and aromatics to highlight the seafood.[30] The use of blue crab makes these empanadas stand out, offering a lighter, more oceanic flavor compared to the beef or chicken fillings common elsewhere.[30] When you eat them, you can expect a contrast between the buttery pastry and the delicate crab, with the filling designed to stay moist without becoming too heavy.[30] A widely read restaurant map notes these blue crab empanadas among the specials that help define El Cabrito’s menu.[30]