Spiced potted crab with soda bread recipe
A decadent starter of potted crab perfect for Christmas lunch. This starter can be made up to two days in advance. Chill until ready to serve.
See method- Serves 8
- 20 mins plus chilling
- 305 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 200g unsalted butter
- 1 tsp brown mustard seeds
- 2 tsp curry powder
- good pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 400g (13oz) fresh or tinned crab meat
- 3 spring onions, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander
- soda bread, warmed and sliced
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1265kJ 305.0kcal
- Fat
- 24g
- Saturates
- 13g
- Salt
- 0.7g
- Sugars
- 1g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 11.2gProtein 11.6gFibre 0.9g
Method
- Heat 125g (4oz) butter in a pan until foaming, then add the mustard seeds, curry powder and cayenne pepper.
- Remove from the heat and pour the mixture into a bowl. Stir in the lemon zest and 1 tbsp lemon juice, the crab meat, spring onions and coriander. Season well.
- Spoon the crab mixture into 8 x 125ml (4fl oz) ramekins. Transfer to the fridge for 10-15 minutes to firm up.
- Melt the remaining butter in a small pan, then pour it over the chilled crab. Chill for at least 1 hour, so the butter sets hard, before serving with the warm, sliced soda bread.
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