Crab Pate Recipes

CRAB PATE

Steps:

• Open the cans of crab meat and squeeze out the liquid.
• Place the onion and garlic in a food processor and process until smooth.
• Add the crab meat and process until thoroughly mixed
• Add the Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce and process until absorbed.
• Add the cream cheese and process until smooth.
• Scrape down the sides of the food processor and whir for about 30 seconds.
• Serve with crackers.

POTTED CRAB

Steps:

• Tip the crabmeat into a bowl and mix with the mayonnaise, shallot, chives, orange zest and some seasoning. Spoon the mixture into a shallow serving dish. Smooth the top over, then pop in the fridge to chill.
• Gently melt the butter and smoked paprika together. Leave the butter to cool a little, but don't let it solidify. Carefully pour the clear butter fat over the crab, leaving the milky butter residue still in the saucepan. Return to the fridge for 20-25 mins or up to a day to firm the butter up. Serve with some grilled sourdough for spreading everything over.

CRAB & BEETROOT PâTé

Steps:

• Mix together the crabmeat, beetroot, crème fraîche, lemon zest and juice, dill and parsley. Season with black pepper.
• Blanch the runner beans in boiling water for 1 min, then drain and cool in iced water. Serve the pâté with the veg and the vegetables and crispbreads for dunking, if you like.

CRAB PATE

Steps:

• Heat and stir soup over low heat.
• Add the cream cheese, stir to blend.
• Cook and stir for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, cool slightly.
• Add the rest of the ingredients.
• Stir to blend,.
• Spoon into a 5 cup mold.
• Cover and place in fridge 3-4 hours or until set.
• I've put this into a regular small casserole dish and it freezes well also.

CRAB PATE

Steps:

• melt butter in a saucepan large enough to hold all the ingredients.
• Stir in the crab meat.
• heat gently stirring all together.
• beat the egg yolks, cream and sherry together and pour into the crab mixture.
• continue to cook and stir until it thickens.
• Keep the heat low.
• add the cheese until it melts and then take off the heat.
• season with Tabasco and lemon juice.
• allow to cool
• give the mix a final good stir and put into souffle dish or individual ramekin pots and chill for 6 hours or overnight.

CRAB MAYONNAISE WITH MELBA TOAST & HERB SALAD

Steps:

• To make the crab mayonnaise, put the egg yolk and mustard in a medium bowl and whisk together. Add a drop of the oil and whisk until completely combined. Gradually add the oil, a drop at a time, then in a thin trickle, whisking continuously until you have a thick mayonnaise. Whisk in the lemon zest and juice, stir in the crabmeat and season to taste. This mix can be made a few hours ahead and kept in the fridge.
• For the Melba toast, heat the grill to high. Place the bread on a baking sheet and toast on both sides until lightly browned. Cut the crusts off the toast, then carefully cut through the middle of each slice horizontally to give you 2 thin slices. Cut each of these into 4 triangles. Put the triangles, untoasted-side up, on the baking sheet and place back under the grill to brown - if they curl up slightly, all the better. The toast can be made a day ahead and kept in an airtight container.
• Assemble the herb salad just before serving: put all the herbs in a bowl, add the shallot and capers, then dress with olive oil and vinegar. Toss everything together until well mixed and you're ready to serve. See our step-by-step guide to plating up..