Name: Crab & ginger tart with a chilli dressing
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g pack shortcrust pastry; 10cm piece fresh root ginger peeled and roughly chopped; 20g pack fresh parsley preferably flat leaf; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 250g fresh white crabmeat; 2 eggs plus 2 egg yolks; 300ml crème fraîche; 4 spring onions finely chopped; 1 lime juice only; 1 red chilli seeded and finely chopped; 3 tbsp light soy sauce; 6 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 tsp golden caster sugar

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Crab & ginger tart with a chilli dressing

Crab & ginger tart with a chilli dressing

Lesley Waters

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Serves 8 - 10

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Total time: 1 hr and 20 mins

Ready in 1 hour 20 mins plus 15 mins chilling

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500g pack shortcrust pastry
10cm piece fresh root ginger

peeled and roughly chopped
20g pack fresh parsley

preferably flat leaf
2 tbsp sunflower oil
250g fresh white crabmeat
2 eggs

plus 2 egg yolks
300ml crème fraîche

For the chilli dressing

4 spring onions

finely chopped
1 lime

juice only
1 red chilli

seeded and finely chopped
3 tbsp light soy sauce
6 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp golden caster sugar

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Nutrition: nutrition per serving (for 8)

kcal605
fat49g
saturates21g
carbs30g
sugars1g
fibre1g
protein13g
salt1.69g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to 5mm thickness and use to line a 25cm loose-bottom shallow tart tin. Cover and chill for 15 mins.
step 2

Line the pastry case with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans. Bake for 10-15 mins until dry to touch, but not coloured. Remove the paper and beans and return the pastry case to the oven for a further 3-5 mins until it is just cooked. Reduce the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
step 3

In a small food processor, blend the ginger with the parsley and 2 tbsp of sunflower oil to a coarse paste. Spread over the base of the tart case. Scatter the crab meat over the ginger paste. Whisk together the eggs and egg yolks with the crème fraîche, then season. Put the tart tin on a baking sheet and pour in the egg mixture. Return the tart to the oven for 30-35 mins or until just set.
step 4

Meanwhile, make the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together the onions, lime juice, chilli, soy sauce, sunflower oil and sugar with 1 tbsp water. Serve the tart warm with a drizzling of dressing.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2004

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