Dressed Whitby Crab
As Yorkshire Life’s Food & Drink consultant, Annie gets out and about across Yorkshire picking up ideas for great recipes and food features. Whitby is one of her favourite coastal spots and the inspiration for this classic recipe. “A classic way to serve crab – simple and delicious,” says Annie.
Serves: 1-2 | Difficulty: Easy
Method
Allow 1 dressed crab per 2 people
- Mix the prepared flaked white crab meat with the mayonnaise and season.
- Mix the dark crab meat with the breadcrumbs and mustard.
- Separate the cooked egg white from the yolk.
- Finely chop the egg white and the yolk, keeping them both separate.
- Spread the dark crab meat into the base of the cleaned crab shell/s.
- Spread the flaked white crab meat onto the top of the dark meat.
- Sprinkle the chopped egg white on one side of the crab shell and the chopped egg yolk at the other side.
- Finish off with plenty of chopped parsley in the centre.
- Serve with crusty bread and wedges of lemon or lime.
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Ingredients
- 1-2 cooked crabs will give sufficient white and brown crab meat for this recipe
- 150mls mayonnaise
- 50g brown breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 hard boiled eggs – yolks and white separated and chopped finely
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
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