Ivan Allen’s dressed crab
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Ingredients
425g crab meat, brown and white mixed (2 or 3 crabs should yield this)
75-95g soft white breadcrumbs
2 tsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp tomato chutney or Ballymaloe Tomato Relish
25g butter
generous pinch of dry mustard or 1 level tsp French mustard
salt
freshly ground pepper
175ml white sauce
110g buttered crumbs
Method
Scrub the crab shells, mix all the ingredients except the buttered crumbs together, taste carefully and correct the seasoning. Fill into the shells and sprinkle with tops with the buttered crumbs.
Bake in a moderate oven 180°C until heated through and brown on top (15-20 minutes approx). Flash under the grill if necessary to crisp the crumbs. Note: 450g cooked crab in the shell yields about 170-225g crab meat depending on the time of the year.
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