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Spicy Crab Mornay

Here's how you make Spicy Crab Mornay
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 30-50m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 400 grams raw crab (about 4 blue swimmer crabs)
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 3 shallots (finely chopped)
  • 80 grams green capsicum (green peppers finely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • Cayenne pepper (pinch of)
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
  • 100 gram low-fat cheese
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 1/2 lemons (juice of)
  • 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs (fresh)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Clean the crabs and remove all the flesh from the body, legs and claws.

  • Step 2: Thoroughly clean the backs of the crabs and reserve for use as a serving dish.

  • Step 3: Melt butter in a frypan/skillet and fry the shallots and capsicum for 2 to 3 minutes and then add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the parmesan cheese and combine well.

  • Step 4: Heat through but DO NOT bring to the boil.

  • Step 5: Fill the crab shells or individual ramekins with the mixture.

  • Step 6: Sprinkle a tablespoon parmesan cheese over each serve and bake in a hot oven until golden brown (or you could put under the grill/broiler).

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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