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Seafood - A Load of Old Crab

IngredientsDirections
115 gm American long grain rice
2 x Chicken stock cubes
1 whl cooked crab
12 x Red chilli, seeded and finely sliced
125 ml White wine
2 tsp Tomato puree
Half a lemon
1 sm Bunc fresh coriander, leaves removed
4 tbl Vegetable oil
1 x Rasher bacon, cut into thin strips
1/4 x Onion, finely sliced
25 gm Butter
1 tbl Chopped fresh parsley
1/4 x Savoy cabbage, core removed and finely shredded
1 x Garlic clove, crushed
115 gm Plain flour
1 tbl Caster sugar
2 x Eggs
2 tbl Milk
1 pch ground cinnamon
1 x Desert apple, peeled, coarsely grated
200 gm Greek yoghurt
Salt and pepper
Clear honey, to drizzle
1 Cook the rice according to the packet instructions, adding 1 chicken stock cube to the cooking water. Drain well.
2 Remove the claws and larger legs from crab , crack open and take out the meat. Keep the brown and white meat separate. Prise the body section upwards from the shell with your thumbs to release.
3 Remove and discard the dead men's fingers, greyish stomach bag and mouth. Remove the meat from shells and retain.
4 Heat 600ml/1 pint water in a pan, add 1 chicken stock cube, the crab shells, brown crab meat, half the chopped chilli, wine , tomato puree , lemon and most of the coriander .
5 Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 10-15 minutes. Season.
Strain the stock into a bowl, stir in 1/3 white crab meat, 1 tbsp drained rice and coriander leaves .
6 For the Kedgeree : Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan, add the bacon , onion and remaining chilli and cook for two minutes.
7 Add the remaining rice and crab meat and warm through. Add the butter and chopped parsley , season and stir to mix together. Spoon the kedgeree onto a plate and serve.
8 Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a wok , add the shredded cabbage , season and stir fry for two minutes.
9 Add the garlic and continue cooking for another minute or so. Serve the cabbage in a shallow bowl.
10 For the Apple Pancakes: Sieve the flour and caster sugar into a bowl, add the eggs , milk and ground cinnamon and beat to make a smooth batter. Add the grated apple and stir together.
11 Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a frying pan. Add spoonfuls of the batter and cook for a few minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
12 Layer up the pancakes with spoonfuls of yoghurt in between the layers and serve drizzled with a little honey .