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Best-ever crab sandwiches
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Best-ever crab sandwiches

14 ingredients 20 min Makes 4 deep-filled sandwiches openrecipes
Best-ever crab sandwiches

A classic crab sandwich made a bit more substantial with a few of Barney's favourite flavours

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

906
Calories
46g
Protein
33g
Fat
107g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 16 ingredients — the other 3 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
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Meat not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0
Chervil 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

  • 8 hand-cut slices best-quality brown or granary bread
  • unsalted butter , for spreading
  • 1 lemon , cut into 4 wedges, to serve
  • brown crabmeat from 1 large brown crab, about 1.5 kg in its shell (reserve the white meat, see below)
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp tomato ketchup
  • juice 1/2 lemon
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • big pinch cayenne pepper
  • few drops brandy (optional)
  • picked white meat from the same crab
  • small handful chopped mixed herbs such as parsley, dill, tarragon, chervil and chives
  • juice 1/2 lemon
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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