CRAB TIAN
CRAB TIAN
CRAB TIAN

Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove
  • thinly sliced
  • 4 tomatoes
  • skinned
  • seeds removed
  • cut into four
  • 400g/14oz white crabmeat
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1 lemon
  • juice only
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large bunch fresh chives
  • finely chopped
  • 400g/14oz brown crabmeat
  • picked
  • 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
  • 110ml/4fl oz double cream
  • lightly whipped
  • 2 small punnets cress
Directions
  • Heat a frying pan until just warm then add two tablespoons of the olive oil
  • the garlic and tomatoes and cook over a low heat for 5-8 minutes
  • until the tomatoes are just softened. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
  • Place four 5cm/2in x 8cm/3in chefs' rings onto a large flat plate.
  • Place three pieces of tomato in the bottom of each ring.
  • Place the white crabmeat
  • curry powder and a squeeze of lemon juice into a bowl. Mix together well and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Place a layer of crab mixture into each chefs' ring over the tomatoes and smooth over.
  • Sprinkle over the chopped chives to cover the crabmeat mixture.
  • Mix the brown crabmeat with the smoked paprika and a squeeze of lemon
  • and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Spoon a layer of the brown crabmeat mixture over the top of each layer of chives.
  • Repeat the layering process with the remaining white crabmeat mixture
  • chives and brown crabmeat mixture until the ring is full.
  • Whisk the remaining lemon juice into the double cream and season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Spoon the cream mixture over the top of the chefs' ring
  • smoothing over the top. Place into the fridge to chill for one hour.
  • To serve
  • remove the plate with the rings from the fridge and carefully transfer each ring to a serving plate.
  • Finely dice the remaining four pieces of tomato.
  • Remove each chefs' ring carefully then top the stack with a few pieces of tomato.
  • Place the cress into a bowl with the remaining one tablespoon of olive oil and salt and freshly ground black pepper. Mix well to coat then arrange a little cress around each stack.