Potted crab

  • Portion size: Serves 6
  • Hands on time 15 mins
  • Difficulty: easy

An easy potted crab recipe makes a quick starter to serve at a dinner party. You can also make it ahead of time.

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Ingredients

  • 300g fresh crabmeat, a mix of 200g white and 100g brown is best (see our how-to video below)
  • 4 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 2 tsp hot creamed horseradish
  • 2 spring onions, very finely chopped
  • ½ tsp ground cayenne pepper
  • 50g butter, melted
  • 1 tsp dried pink peppercorns
  • Lemon wedges, to serve
  • Toasted sourdough bread to serve
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Method

  1. Mix the crabmeat, crème fraîche, horseradish, spring onions, cayenne and half the melted butter.
  2. Spoon into 6 x 120ml ramekins, then pour over a thin layer of melted butter. Press a few pink peppercorns into the top of each.
  3. Wrap the pots individually in baking paper, then cling film, then freeze for up to 1 month. (Or chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.)
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  5. Thaw in the fridge overnight until defrosted. Serve with lemon wedges and toasted sourdough.

Nutrition

  • 169kcals Calories
  • 13.8g (7.4g saturated) Fat
  • 10.1g Protein
  • 1g (0.8g sugars) Carbs
  • 0.7g Salt

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