Gratin of King Crab and Lettuce Parcels

Name: Gratin of King Crab and Lettuce Parcels
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Norway
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 Cos or romaine lettuce (or spinach, or Chinese leaves); 3 Cos or romaine lettuce (or spinach, or Chinese leaves); 100 g (4 oz) Jarlsberg or Cheddar cheese, grated; 150 ml (¼ pint) double cream; 40 g (1½ oz) plain flour; 40 g (1½ oz) butter, plus a good knob for greasing; 1 tablespoon chopped mixed fresh herbs (tarragon, chives, parsley and chervil); 1 tablespoon chopped mixed fresh herbs (tarragon, chives, parsley and chervil); 1 tablespoon chopped mixed fresh herbs (tarragon, chives, parsley and chervil); 100 g (4 oz) Jarlsberg or Cheddar cheese, grated; 1 tablespoon chopped mixed fresh herbs (tarragon, chives, parsley and chervil); 1 tablespoon chopped mixed fresh herbs (tarragon, chives, parsley and chervil); 1 large live king crab; 2 litres (3¼ pints) water; 1 carrot, sliced; 1 celery stick, sliced; 1 onion, sliced; bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns and parsley stalks; bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns and parsley stalks; bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns and parsley stalks; bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns and parsley stalks; half bottle dry white wine; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 Cos or romaine lettuce (or spinach, or Chinese leaves); 3 Cos or romaine lettuce (or spinach, or Chinese leaves)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's Fjord Fiesta

By Keith Floyd

Published 1998

About

Ingredients

1 large live king crab

Europe
Norway
Norwegian
Fish course
Pescatarian
Nordic
Winter

Method

First of all, you need to cook the crab (or get someone else to do it for you). Failing that, buy a ready-cooked crab, but make sure you inquire about when it was cooked - it needs to be fresh. If you are doing it, put all the ingredients for the court bouillon into a large saucepan with a tight-fitting lid and bring to the boil. Plunge in the crab, slam on the lid and cook for 1 5 minutes. Lif