Devon Crab And Ginger Dumplings With A Lemon Thyme And Ginger Sauce

Ingredients

Ingredients For the vegetable stock
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped

  • 1 leek, roughly chopped

  • 3 carrots, roughly chopped

  • 4 celery sticks, roughly chopped

  • 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled, lightly crushed

  • 2 star anise

  • 1 tsp white peppercorns

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 5 cloves

  • water, to cover

  • 250ml/9fl oz white wine

  • sprig each fresh thyme, tarragon, chervil and coriander

For the saffron dumpling dough
  • 1 tbsp water

  • large pinch saffron strands

  • 2 tsp olive oil

  • 1 free-range egg

  • 3 free-range egg yolks

  • 250g/9oz plain flour, sifted with 1 tsp salt

For the crab, scallop and ginger mousse
  • 75g/3oz scallops, shells removed, trimmed

  • 1 free-range egg yolk

  • 100ml/3½fl oz double cream

  • 75g/3oz brown crabmeat, free of any cartilage or shell

  • 20g/¾oz fresh ginger, very finely chopped

  • 250g/9oz white crabmeat, free of any cartilage or shell

  • pinch cayenne pepper

  • few drops lemon juice

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the lemon thyme and ginger sauce
  • 175g/6oz unsalted butter

  • 75g/3oz shallots, sliced

  • 25g/1oz fresh ginger, chopped

  • 40g/1¾oz fresh lemon thyme

  • 1 tsp white peppercorns

  • 1 tsp coriander seeds

  • 75g/3oz brown crabmeat, free of any cartilage or shell

  • 250g/9oz crab shells

  • 200ml/7fl oz hot fish stock

  • few drops lemon juice

To serve
  • 5cm/2in piece fresh ginger, peeled

  • water, to cover

  • few drops lemon juice

  • pink grapefruit segments, cut into small pieces

  • fresh coriander leaves, finely sliced

Description

Recipe Uses 1 Onion, Roughly Chopped, 1 Leek, Roughly Chopped , 3 Carrots, Roughly Chopped , 4 Celery Sticks, Roughly Chopped , 3 Garlic Cloves,...

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