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Vodka and tonic soft shell-crab with saffron aioli and seasonal salad
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Vodka and tonic soft shell-crab with saffron aioli and seasonal salad

24 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Soft-shell crabs are surprisingly easy to cook at home because almost all the crab can be eaten saving lots of preparation time.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

894
Calories
41g
Protein
22g
Fat
125g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 18 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Crab 100g cooked 97
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Vodka not in our table 0
Cider not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp fresh yeast
  • pinch salt
  • pinch sugar
  • 175ml/6fl oz tonic
  • 200g/7oz plain flour
  • 25ml/1fl oz vodka
  • 1 tsp cider vinegar
  • 8 soft-shell crabs
  • 6 garlic
  • 250ml/9fl oz white wine
  • 2 medium free-range egg yolks
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • pinch salt
  • 125ml/4fl oz rapeseed oil
  • ½ tsp saffron
  • 1 lemon
  • 25g/1oz bull's blood salad leaves
  • 25g/1oz lamb's lettuce
  • 2 heads Little Gem lettuce
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped, to garnish

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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