Soft-Boiled Reggie’s Duck Egg with a Toasted White Crab ‘Sandwich’, North Sea Brown Shrimp, Blade Mace Butter and Celery Salt

REG JOHNSON OF GOOSNARGH, THE ‘DUCK MAN’ [HIS FAME GOES BEFORE HIM], IS ONE OF THE BEST SUPPLIERS OF POULTRY PRODUCTS IN THE COUNTRY. HIS DUCKS GRACE MANY A MICHELIN-STARRED TABLE AND WE USE THEM FROM TIME TO TIME, ALONG WITH THOSE FROM OUR ‘LOOSE BIRDS’ MAN, PAUL. THE EGGS FROM REGGIE ARE CONSISTENTLY GREAT. WE SOFT-BOIL THEM, MAKE LITTLE TOASTED SOLDIERS FOR DIPPING, AND SPOON OVER THE LITTLE PINK SHRIMPS. IT’S A VERY POPULAR DISH – NURSERY FOOD AT ITS BEST.