Brown Crab Thermidor
Long Arms Restaurant
Classic crab recipe with a Thermidor sauce.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine 🇫🇷 French
Servings 4
Calories 617 kcal
- 200 g white crab meat
- 100 g brown crab meat
- 50 g pecorino cheese
- 50 g mayonnaise
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 bunch chives
- 50 ml double cream
- 2 tbsp Calvados
- ½ tbsp Wholegrain Mustard
- 1 apple cut into fine shreds
- 1 handful basil
Heat the grill. Mix the brown crab with the cheese, mayo, egg yolk, chives, cream, calvados and mustard.
Carefully fold the white crab meat into the mixture and season well.
Divide the mix between 4 individual, wide, shallow heat-proof dishes and put them under the grill until golden brown and bubbling.
Serve with finely chopped apple and basil and serve with crusty bread.
Keyword crab, French, shellfish