Crab Corn Chowder-Mini Crab Cake

Serves 4 -
Includes Mini Crab Cake, Spinach & Fingerling Potatoes
Components:
- 800ml x Crab & Corn Chowder
- 4 x 2 oz Mini Maryland Crab Cakes
- 100g x Baby Spinach
- 100g x Blanched Dice of Potato)
- 100g x Sweated Baton of Celery
- ¼ Cup of Cooked Corn
- 12 x Purple Fingerling Potato Crisps Discs
- Red Ribbon Sorrel (Hearts on Fire)
- Salt & Pepper
Recipes
Crab & Corn Chowder
- 25ml x Blended oil
- 1 x Medium Onion (peeled & diced)
- 1 x Leek (peeled & diced)
- 1 Celery Stick (peeled & diced)
- 2 Cloves of Garlic (Crushed)
- Tarragon & Chervil Stalks
- 2 x Lemongrass (crushed)
- 1 x Star Anise
- 10 x Coriander Seeds
- 1 x Cup of Brandy
- 1 x Cup of White Wine
- 1 liter of Shellfish stock
- 1 x Large Crab Shells (Roasted & Crushed)
- 200ml x Heavy Cream
- 1 potato (peeled and Diced)
- 200g x Corn kernels
- 50g x Butter
Method
Sweat off onion, in oil and a pinch of salt. Add the herb stalks, lemongrass, star anise & coriander seeds and cook out for a few minutes. Add the roasted Crab bones and add the Brandy, flambe. When the flame calms down, add the white wine and reduce by ½. Add the stock, potato & corn. Once the potato is cooked, add cream and bring to the boil. Blend till smooth. Correct seasoning and chill.
Maryland Crab Cakes
- 5 lb crab
- 6 eggs
- 12 slices white bread
- 1 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup parsley
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 5 TBSP Dijon mustard
- 2 TBSP grain mustard
- 1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp Tabasco
- 2 tsp Old Bay
- 3 1/2 cup panko
- 2 lemon zest - 3 lemon juice
Method
Mix all ingredients together and shape into 2 oz cakes. In a hot pan, sear the Crab cakes in Lemon oil. Place in the oven for 2 minutes to finish.
To Assemble Dish:
Reheat soup. Sauté the spinach in a little oil & butter, season. Reheat potato, corn and celery baton in buttered, seasoned water. In the bowl, place the spinach in the center and the crab cake on top. Arrange the potato, corn & celery around the plate and garnish with Hearts of Fire and Potato Crisps. Pour soup into a sauce boat and serve table side.
Enjoy!