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Martin Shanahan's crab crumble: Today

Martin Shanahan's crab crumble: Today
Martin Shanahan's crab crumble: Today

Ingredients

Serves: 4-6

Lemon Butter Sauce:

  • 500 ml cream
  • 100g butter
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • Salt and white pepper

Breadcrumb Topping:

  • 4 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • 100g breadcrumbs
  • 400g white crab meat

Method

Lemon Butter Sauce:

  1. Place all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to the boil.
  2. Simmer until it reduces slightly.
  3. Puree the parsley in the olive oil to make a parsley oil and mix this with the breadcrumbs.

To Assemble:

  1. When you are nearly ready to serve the crumble, divide the crab meat between four and six single serving oven proof dishes.
  2. Pour some lemon butter sauce over each one and scatter liberally with the breadcrumb mixture. Cook the crumbles in the oven for 5-6 minutes or until the breadcrumbs are crispy.