I bought a huge English crab from Devon and I used the boiling method to dispatch it to crab heaven and then painstakingly picked all the meat.
One of the dish I made from some of the meat is potted crab. This is extremely easy to make and taste good if you are a fan of crab. I made it the same way as potted shrimps just using crab.
However do not try to make this from tin crab as it won’t taste as good. The fresh crab taste very sweet and juicy! I had a hard job trying not to eat it all when I was picking it.
Potted Crab with a hint of lemon
Ingredients
- Crab meat
- Lemon peel and juice
- Mayonnaise
- Chives
- Butter
- Paprika
- Salt & Pepper
Instructions
- TIP – Instead of Mayonnaise and chives I used the Philadelphia cheese cream and chives.
Eating with cheese bloomer
Gently on low heat, melt the butter 
My beautiful crab meat 
The crab meat 
Season and mix with mayonnaise, paprika, salt, pepper 
I seasoned my butter with lemon thyme 
Sieve the butter, we only want the top bit – that’s clarified butter. 
grate some lemon zest in 
add half the clarified butter 
Place the crab meat in the bottom then pour the rest of the butter on top 
Cover and place in the fridge. Store up to a week or two. I decorate the top with a thin slice of lemon.
Eating with crackers