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Name: Spanner crab sandwiches
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 small Dutch cream potato, peeled; 1 cup (160g) picked cooked spanner crab meat (substitute a mixture of other picked crab meat and cooked chopped Balmain bug or prawn meat); 2 celery stalks, finely chopped, plus inner stalk celery leaves; 1/4 small red onion, finely chopped; 1/4 cup (75g) Kewpie mayonnaise (substitute whole-egg mayonnaise); Juice of 1 lime; 6 small brioche hotdog buns; 20g unsalted butter, softened; Baby parsley sprigs, to serve (substitute flat-leaf parsley)

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by Shannon Bennett

Chef

Jan 11, 2019

“Simple is always best. Spanner crab is in season right now, and I love that the meat is more like a cross between crab and other crustaceans like chopped-up bug meat. A great little stand-up course” - Shannon Bennett.

1 small Dutch cream potato, peeled
1 cup (160g) picked cooked spanner crab meat (substitute a mixture of other picked crab meat and cooked chopped Balmain bug or prawn meat)
2 celery stalks, finely chopped, plus inner stalk celery leaves
1/4 small red onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup (75g) Kewpie mayonnaise (substitute whole-egg mayonnaise)
Juice of 1 lime
6 small brioche hotdog buns
20g unsalted butter, softened
Baby parsley sprigs, to serve (substitute flat-leaf parsley)

Method

1.

Place potato in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and cook for 20 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool, then chop into 5mm pieces.
2.

Combine potato, crab, celery stalk, onion, mayonnaise and lime juice in a bowl and season with salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper.
3.

Heat a chargrill pan or barbecue to medium-high heat. Lightly brush cut sides of buns with butter and grill, cut-side down, for 1-2 minutes or until grill marks appear. Fill warm buns with crab mixture and serve immediately, scattered with reserved celery leaves and baby parsley.