Parcel of Crab

Name: Parcel of Crab (Fagotto di Granciporro)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 150 ml (5 fl oz) milk; 55 g (2 oz) plain flour; 1 large egg, beaten; olive oil for frying; salt and pepper to taste; salt and pepper to taste; 300 g (10½ oz) white and brown crab meat; 300 g (10½ oz) white and brown crab meat; 55 g (2 oz) mayonnaise; 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill; juice of ½ lemon; cayenne pepper; 8 strands of long spaghetti, cooked; Rocket Salsa

Fagotto di Granciporro

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio Goes Wild

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2001

About

This lovely starter can be served with the Rocket Salsa.

Ingredients

Pancakes

150 ml (5 fl oz) milk
55 g (2

Europe
Italy
Starter
Pescatarian

Method

To make the pancakes, mix the milk and flour with the beaten egg, then season with salt and pepper. Use to make 4 pancakes, frying the mixture in olive oil in a 20cm (8 in) frying pan.

Mix all the filling ingredients together, adding salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Place a portion of the mixture in the centre of each pancake, folding the sides over to form a parcel with each. Tie the