Cornish Crab Sandwich
Sweet, hand-picked Cornish crab dressed lightly with lemon, brown meat, and herbs, served between thick slices of buttered farmhouse bread.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 385 kcal
Equipment
- •Mixing bowl
- •Fork
- •Butter knife
- •Chopping board
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 385 kcal
- fat
- 17 g
- carbs
- 32 g
- fibre
- 2 g
- protein
- 24 g
- calories
- 385 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Place the brown crab meat into a small mixing bowl.
- 2
Add the mayonnaise, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper to the brown meat.
- 3
Mash the mixture gently with a fork until smooth and well blended.
- 4
Add the white crab meat and chopped parsley to the bowl.
- 5
Fold gently together with a spoon, keeping the white crab meat in distinct flakes.
- 6
Spread the softened salted butter generously over one side of each bread slice.
- 7
Arrange the lettuce leaves over the buttered side of two bread slices.
- 8
Spoon the crab mixture evenly over the lettuce.
- 9
Top with the remaining bread slices and press down very lightly.
- 10
Slice each sandwich diagonally in half and serve immediately.
Chef's tips
Always check fresh hand-picked crab meat carefully for any stray bits of shell before mixing. Fold the white crab meat in very gently so you do not crush the succulent flakes into a paste.
Ingredient substitutions
- white farmhouse bread → granary or sourdough bread
- salted Cornish butter → dairy-free spread
- baby gem lettuce → wild rocket leaves
Storage
Keep the dressed crab mixture in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 24 hours, but assemble sandwiches just before eating.
Reheating
This sandwich is strictly served chilled or at room temperature and must not be reheated.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Over-mixing the filling, which destroys the delicate flaky texture of the white crab meat.
- •Adding too much mayonnaise, which masks the clean, sweet flavour of fresh crab.
- •Omitting the brown crab meat, which loses the traditional savoury depth essential to a true Cornish crab sandwich.
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