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Butter garlic crab
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A buttery, rich, sweet dip brimming with crab meat is the ultimate indulgence, and this recipe from Will Bowlby is ready in as little as 10 minutes.
Will says: ‘If you ever visit Mumbai as a tourist, one of the first restaurants that is always recommended is a place called Trishna in Kala Ghoda – its fame carried on this one dish alone. The buttery-sweet crab makes this indulgent dish hard to resist and I have also used a little brown crab meat, for added flavour. The papads (dusted with blitzed seaweed) are the perfect vehicle for scooping up all that delicious crab meat – this is definitely one to try out at home! You can also serve this with freshly baked bread, to mop up all the juices.’
This recipe is taken from Kricket: An Indian-Inspired Cookbook by Will Bowlby (£28, Hardie Grant). Photography by Hugh Johnson.
First published in 2021
Ingredients
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- 150g of unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp of garlic, finely chopped
- 3 tsp green chillies, finely chopped
- 4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 350g of white crab meat, picked
- 40g of brown crab meat, picked
- 2 tbsp of lime juice
- 1 handful of coriander leaves
- sea salt, to taste
- bread, or papads, for dipping
- 1 nori sheet, blitzed to a powder (optional)
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Method
1
Place a heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat and add a few tablespoons of water. Add the butter and stir until it melts and forms an emulsion
- 150g of unsalted butter
2
Add the garlic, green chillies and black pepper and cook for a few seconds before adding the white and brown crab meat. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, until the crab has absorbed most of the liquid and the consistency is creamy and smooth
- 4 tbsp of garlic, finely chopped
- 3 tsp green chillies, finely chopped
- 4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 350g of white crab meat, picked
- 40g of brown crab meat, picked
3
Remove the pan from the heat, finish with the lime juice and coriander and season to taste with salt. Spoon into a bowl and serve with the papads or bread, dusted with the nori powder (if using)
- 2 tbsp of lime juice
- 1 handful of coriander leaves
- sea salt, to taste
- bread, or papads, for dipping
- 1 nori sheet, blitzed to a powder (optional)
First published in 2021
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