• 7/18 Nat'l Caviar Day 5a

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Mon Jul 17 05:47:30 2023
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    Title: Spider Crab w/Caviar - Pt 1
    Categories: Seafood, Greens, Citrus, Wine
    Yield: 4 Servings

    4 Male Spider crabs; 500g/1 lb
    - each
    4 Female spider crabs; 1 kg
    - (2 lb.) each
    4 Male spider crabs; 1 kg (2
    - lb.) each
    300 g (10 oz.)fresh green seaweed;
    - washed well
    200 g (7 oz.) Caviar
    1 tb Chopped chives

    MMMMM-----------------------COURT-BOUILLON----------------------------
    1 Carrot; peeled, chopped
    1 Onion; peeled, chopped
    Zest of 1/2 lime and 1/2
    - lemon
    1/2 ts Fresh ginger
    1 Bouquet of thyme
    2 Bay leaves
    1 ts Black peppercorns
    1 l (4 cups) white wine
    500 ml (2 cups) spirit vinegar

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    100 ml (6 tb) extra-virgin olive
    - oil
    Strained juice of 1 lemon
    100 g (3 1/2 oz) chopped French
    - shallot
    50 g (2 oz) flat leaf parsley
    - sprigs
    Fine sea salt & fresh ground
    - pepper

    Preparing the court-bouillon and cooking the crabs: Bring 7
    liters (7 qt.) water to a boil; add the carrot, onion, lemon
    zest, ginger, thyme, bay leaf and peppercorns;

    Boil for 3 minutes, then add the white wine and vinegar;
    return to the boil; reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10
    minutes;

    Bring back to a boil over high heat. Immerse 4 male spider
    crabs head first into the court-bouillon and cook for 12
    minutes from the time they go into the water; remove and
    drain;

    Skim the court-bouillon; repeat the process with the 4
    females, then the other 4 males; set aside;

    Prepare a large bowl of ice water; bring the court-bouillon
    to a boil over high heat and blanch the seaweed for 30
    seconds, just until it it changes color;

    Drain and refresh immediately in ice water; drain again and
    set aside.

    CONTINUED IN PART TWO

    From: http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com

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