Crab claws with lemon and herb mayonnaise

Crab claws with lemon and herb mayonnaise

A sweet and flavoursome party piece.

Preparation Time:

10 minutes

Cooking Time:

0 minutes

Serves:

4

Difficulty Rating:

Easy

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Ingredients

  • Moray Seafoods Cocktail Crab claws.
  • 90g Mayonnaise (See recipe below).
  • 2 teaspoons of Chopped mixed herbs.
  • 2 lemon wedges.

For the Homemade Mayonnaise:

  • 2 Egg yolks.
  • 1 tsp English mustard.
  • Pinch salt, sugar and white pepper.
  • 1/2 lemon juice.
  • 50ml Extra virgin olive oil Or Rapeseed oil.
  • 250ml Sunflower oil.

Preparation

  1. If Crab claws are frozen defrost in fridge using package guidelines ready for cooking.
  2. Mayonnaise: Place egg yolks, mustard, salt, sugar and a squeeze of your lemon in a bowl and whisk well together. Place both oils in one jug and pour slowly to start with onto the egg yolk mixture in a steady stream whisking all the time until you have a thick emulsified shiny mayonnaise at the end. Chef Tip: If too thick add some boiled water to thin down. Check seasoning and place in fridge.
  3. Add chopped herbs to 90g of your mayonnaise and mix in place in dipping pot.
  4. Place crab claws on dish with lemon wedge serve with herb mayonnaise.
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