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About the dish
Crab brulee is a unique and very delicious seafood dish. The creamy texture and the unique taste of this dish is the star factor of this dish. We use heavy cream for the creamy texture of this dish, which is the main part of this dish. The authentic and the traditional taste of crab meat is the core flavor of the dish which makes this dish more flavourful and combines the flavor very well. You can do many experiments with this dish according to your preference and the dish requirement.
Today we are going to make the traditional and the simple recipe of crab brulee with the authentic combination of the flavors and the creamy texture that you all want to taste. You will surely make this dish again and again because of the authentic and comforting taste of this dish, so without any delay let’s start to make this dish with authentic flavors and simple and easy steps.
Details of the dish
| Preparation Time | 25 Minutes |
| Cooking Time | 60 Minutes |
| Total Time | 1 Hours 20 Minutes |
| Servings | 3 to 4 Servings |
| Difficulty | Easy |
Ingredients
The ingredients you need to make this dish are crab meat, eggs, heavy cream, ginger, garlic, black pepper, salt, egg yolk, sweet potato, sea, salt and rapeseed oil.
Five Reasons to make this dish
- Easy to make
- Balanced flavors
- Easily available ingredients
- Creamy texture
- Intense and authentic flavors
Preparation steps
1. Choosing the crab meat
As the crab meat is one is the core ingredient of this. So this is one of the most important and initial step that you have to do carefully you have to choose the juicy and fresh crab meat so that it can give the flavors and the texture that you need to have in your dish as the flavors are combined by the crab so if you choose crab made which is not fresh then it will be not able to give the flavors or combine the flavors of the dish and it will ruin the overall flavors of the dish.
2. Washing the crab meat
After choosing the crab meat, you have to wash the crab meat with Clearwater to remove all the dirt from the crab meat. This step is to ensure the quality of the crab meat that you are using for the dish and also to ensure the quality of the dish so don’t skip this step at all.
3. Preheating the oven
Preheating the oven is one of the important steps when you are making something in your oven to ensure that the cooking process is going perfectly. So for the dish you have to preheat your oven to 180° for 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Preparing the baking tray
For preparing the baking tray, you have to grease the baking tray with oil and then you have to add the butter pepper on it or baking paper on it then you have to grease oil on it as well. Now your baking tray is ready to bake something. Keep it aside.
5. Washing the potatoes
For the crispy potatoes part, you have to wash the potato with Clearwater to remove all the dish from it and ensure the quality of the potato that you are using in your dish. So don’t forget to follow the steps.
6. Cutting the potatoes
After washing the potatoes, you have to peel the potatoes then you have to cut the potato into thin slices so that it can get the crispy texture that you want in your crispy potato. After that you have to place it on the baking tray then you have to grease the rapeseed oil on the potato slices then you have to add the sea salt .
7. Baking the potatoes
For baking the potatoes, you have to bake the potatoes at 150° until the potatoes are crispy and golden, brown in color. After that you have to take it out from the oven and keep it aside.
8. Preparing the base
For preparing the base, you have to take a large bowl then you have to add a jug of heavy cream. Then you have to add the other ingredients like ginger garlic, salt black pepper and egg yolk then you have to blend the mixture with the help of a hand blender until the ingredients are mixed properly. After that you have to add the crab meat in the mixture and then you have to store the mixture with the crab meat gently with soft hands. Then after that you have to cover the bowl with the help of a clean wrap.
9. Refrigerating the base
After that, you have to refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes so that the flavors can combine with each other and we will get that intense flavors that we want in our dish.
10. Preparing the ramekins
For preparing the Ramekins you have to grease the ramekin with oil. After that you have to fill the ramkins half with the mixture so that the mixture gets the space to cook properly.
11. Baking the mixture
So in a baking tray you have to pour water then you have to take your Ramekins and place it in the baking tray. This is called the water bath for the proper slow cooking of any dish so we have to follow this process for making this dish . After placing this we have to bake the mixture for 40 minutes until the mixture is cooked properly and it is fluffy in texture.
12. Adding the cheese
After that, you have to take it out from the oven and cool it down for sometime and now you have to add cheese on the top of your dish. We are using Parmesan and mozzarella cheese here. After that, you have to take a kitchen torch and melt the cheese that you had added on the top of the dish.
13. Adding the potato crisp
After adding the cheese, you have to add the potato crisp that you had prepared on the starting steps of the dish to complete the dish with a crispy texture.
Presentation
This dish is all about simple presentation. After baking, you can directly present the dish in the rampkins only after adding the cheese and the potato crisps. It’s a simple and very comforting dish. So try to serve it with a simple presentation only.
Pro tip
Serve the dish when it is hot so that the flavors melts in your mouth in seconds.
Excellence tips
- Choose fresh and juicy crab meat.
- When you are making the base, mix it properly with the help of a hand blender, make sure that the ingredients are properly mixed.
- After preparing your crab and base mixture, you have to refrigerate the base for at least 30 to 35 minutes so that the flavors combine with each other very well.
- Don’t overbake the mixture.
- Don’t forget to give a water bath to the mixture when you are baking, for the proper texture and flavors of this dish.
So this is the recipe for crab brulee. I hope you like it, you made it and you enjoy it as well. See you soon as soon as possible with a new and delicious recipe and lots of excitement.