Crabmeat Packet in a Coconut Cream Sauce
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 28
- Yields:
-
24-36 packets
ingredients
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Dough alternately use wonton wrappers
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons butter, chilled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup hot fresh carrot juice (4 carrots juiced then heated)
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Filling
- 1 cup lump crabmeat
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup onion, finely minced
- 1⁄4 cup celery, finely minced
- 1⁄4 cup carrot, finely minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cilantro or 1 tablespoon parsley
- 3 tablespoons ricotta cheese
- 1 pinch cayenne
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Sauce
- peanut oil
- 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped finely
- 2 tablespoons lemongrass, chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 2 ounces yellow curry paste (Thai Kitchen Brand)
- 1 (16 ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- soy sauce
- 4 -5 leaves Thai basil
- 1 cup crushed pineapple
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (add to taste)
- 2 tablespoons ground peanuts, garnish
- chiffonade fresh basil (to garnish)
directions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
- Dough- In a food processor place flour, salt and butter.
- Pulse till texture of cornmeal then add carrot juice while machine is running and process till it comes into a smooth ball.
- Keep ball covered till filling is ready.
- Filling--Heat butter and oil; saute onion, celery, carrots, and garlic till translucent.
- Remove to bowl.
- Add soy, cilantro, ricotta cheese, and cayenne; mix through.
- Gently toss in crabmeat.
- Set aside.
- Roll out dough very thin, 1/8 inch on a floured surface.
- Cut into 3-4 inch rounds with a glass or cookie cutter.
- Place a heaping teaspoon on each round.
- Fold over making sure to get all air out and seal.
- Press edges of dough together.
- If need be wet edge then seal.
- (I didn`t need to)!
- Sauce-Heat large pan.
- Add peanut oil to cover bottom, add onion, lemon grass, ginger, and curry paste.
- Stir for 2 minutes until oil is aromatic.
- Add coconut milk, soy sauce, basil and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
- Reduce to half.
- Add pineapple, simmer 3-4 minutes.
- Season with cayenne if you like more heat!
- While sauce is reducing cook the crab packets in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
- They are done when they raise to the surface.
- Plate by spooning sauce onto plate then lay packets on sauce.
- Then garnish with peanuts and basil.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rita1652
Jamesburg, New Jersey