Cromer Crab Dressed 200g – So Delicious
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Is Dressed Crab served Hot or Cold
You can serve one crab per person, garnish with a little fresh parsley, lemon wedge and fresh bread. Traditionally dressed crab would be served cold.
You could also serve it with a mayonnaise based dip.
What Sides go well with Crab
- Steamed Artichokes with Garlic and Butter.
- Cottage-Cut French Fries.
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts.
- Lemon and Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce.
- Brandy-Infused Mayonnaise Dip.
- Twice-Baked Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
- Zucchini, Onion and Corn Hash.
- Almond Caesar Salad.
Basil Crab Cakes with lemon mayonnaise
Shellfish and lemon is a marriage made in heaven – these crab cakes are wonderfully fluffy thanks to perfectly mashed potato and are flavoured with fragrant basil.
This easy dinner idea for two pairs them with a zingy lemon mayo and takes just half an hour to make
Ingredients
- 300g potatoes, diced
- 170g tin white crab meat, drained
- 1 lemon, zested, plus extra wedges to serve
- ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- 15g basil, shredded
- 1 egg, beaten
- 100g breadcrumbs
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- handful lamb’s lettuce
For the lemon mayo
- ½ tbsp preserved lemon paste
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
Method
- Put the potatoes in a small pan.
- Cover with boiling water and cook for 10-15 mins, until tender.
- Drain, cool under running water, then mash.
- Put the mash in a bowl with the crab, lemon zest, mustard and basil.
- Season well.
- With damp hands, divide the mixture into 8 and shape into patties.
- Put the beaten egg in one bowl and the breadcrumbs in another.
- Dip the patties in the egg, then coat in the breadcrumbs.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.
- Fry the crab cakes, turning every couple of minutes, until golden on both sides.
- Drain on kitchen paper.
- For the lemon mayo, mix the lemon paste and mayonnaise in a bowl with a little seasoning. Serve with the crab cakes, lamb’s lettuce and extra lemon wedges for squeezing over.
Brown Devon Crab can be steamed rather than boiled and then handpicked resulting in a supreme quality dressed crab.
The meat is robust and full of flavour and quite simply one of the best dressed crab we have tasted!
Crab Dressed 200g
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