Appetizer

Crispy Soft-Shell Crab with Green Peppercorn Emulsion & Radish Salad

Name: Crispy Soft-Shell Crab with Green Peppercorn Emulsion & Radish Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 whole soft-shell crabs, 3–4 oz each, cleaned and patted dry; ½ cup all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; ¼ teaspoon white pepper; oil for frying (about 2 cups neutral oil); 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon green peppercorns in brine, drained and rinsed; ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons neutral oil (for emulsion); 1 tablespoon warm water; fine sea salt to taste; 3 small red radishes, very thinly sliced; 2 cups mixed Thai herbs (cilantro, mint, Thai basil), roughly torn; 1 lime, zest and juice; 1 Thai red chilli, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon fish sauce; 1 teaspoon palm or light brown sugar; micro or pea shoots for garnish

Whole soft-shell crabs, fried until the shell shatters into delicate shards, atop a silky green peppercorn emulsion and a crunchy Thai-inspired radish and herb salad with lime-chilli dressing. An unexpected, magnificent Easter appetizer that celebrates spring's bounty and the cook's ambition.

704calper serving 36gprotein 33gcarbs 48gfat 20min prep 20min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this