Very simple to make Serves 2 MAIN INGREDIENTS: 1 large dressed crab 100g smoked salmon (chopped) I large tomato concasse 200g creamed potato 1 tsp chopped fresh dill 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
Lemon beurre blanc: 500 ml double cream 1 glass dry white wine 6 knobs of butter juice and zest of half a lemon
Coating: fresh breadcrumbs 1 egg beaten with 250ml milk dusting of flour.
Method: Take a large bowl and add all the ingredients for the crab cakes. Blend together with a fork, shape into four equal cakes and chill in fridge for 10 minutes. Dust crab cakes with flour, drop into the egg-wash and roll in the breadcrumbs. To cook, heat oil and butter in a frying pan. Carefully place crab cakes and cook for two minutes each side. Pop into a warm over for anther 3-4 minutes to make sure they are fully heated.
Sauce: To make lemon beurre blanc, heat a saucepan until very hot on the stove and add white wine. Reduce by half, add cream and bring to the boil. Reduce again, remove from heat and whisk in the knobs of butter until melted and blended. Add zest and juice of lemon. Keep warm. To assemble: Put crab cakes on a bed of salad leaves tossed in lemon vinaigrette and pour over the lemon beurre blanc. Finish with diced tomato and fresh dill. |