Jumbo Lump Crabmeat with Potato Pancakes,
Mango + Baby Greens
Crabmeat:
1 pound fresh jumbo lump crabmeat
1 mango, peeled and diced (Dice 1 teaspoon finely and reserve for
vinaigrette)
2 cups baby greens
Potato Pancakes:
3 large Idaho potatoes, peeled and shredded
6 ounces finely diced onion
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon flour
2 tablespoons blended oil (canola and vegetable)
salt and pepper
Brandy Cream:
1 cup finely sliced shallots
2/3 cup brandy
2 cups heavy cream
oil
salt and pepper
Mango Vinaigrette:
2 ounces mango syrup or nectar
1/4 teaspoon minced jalapeno pepper
2 ounces champagne vinegar
1 teaspoon finely diced mango
4 ounces blended oil
salt and pepper
Cooking Instructions:
Potato Pancakes:
Whir potato and onion in an Oster® food processor and transfer to a mixing
bowl.
Add eggs and baking soda.
Add flour in small amounts to bind mixture.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Heat oil in an Oster® electric skillet.
Place pancake mixture on skillet surface by spoonfuls to make silver-dollar
pancakes.
When pancake begins to dry out at edges, turn over.
Make at least 12 pancakes. This recipe will yield 20.
Brandy Cream:
Saute shallots in oil until they begin to caramelize.
Deglaze with brandy and let flame.
Add cream.
Reduce by half.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Mango Vinaigrette:
This recipe makes more than is necessary for four servings.
Mix first five ingredients together. Do not emulsify.
Salt and pepper to taste.
To Serve:
Heat potato pancakes in a 350-degree Oster® toaster oven or under a low
broiler.
Meanwhile, place brandy cream in a pan and add crabmeat.
Taste for seasoning; add slat and pepper if necessary.
Heat, and stir to coat the crab.
Place diced mango on plates at ten o'clock and drizzle some vinaigrette over
it.
Mix a bit more of the vinaigrette with greens.
Place greens on plates at two o'clock.
On each plate, place a potato pancake at left below mango and scoop some of
the crab-cream mixture on top.
Shingle another pancake next to the crab and repeat process with remaining
pancakes and crab.
Makes 4 servings.