- serves 4 people
- preparation 10 minutes
- cooking 20 minutes
- difficulty Easy level
Ingredients
- 1 whole Dungeness crab or mud crab
- 25 g melted butter, to serve
Crab salt
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp cubeb or black peppercorns
Cress salad
- 1 cup mixed herbs or cress
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Dispatch the crab humanely, then place into a large saucepan with about 1 litre of boiling water. Bring to a simmer and simmer, steaming the crab for 12 minutes.
- While the crab is steaming, wrap the crab salt ingredients in foil and enclose into a packet. Toast the packet of spices for about 5 minutes until fragrant, then grind to a coarse salt with a mortar and pestle.
- Toss the cress salad ingredients with a little olive oil and lemon juice, and serve the crab with melted butter and the crab salt.
As featured in Adam Liaw’s North American Fan Feasts showing on SBS On Demand.
Cook’s Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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