Crabmeat Packet In A Coconut Cream Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons butter, chilled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup hot fresh carrot juice (4 carrots juiced then heated)
• 1 cup lump crabmeat
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup onion, finely minced
• 1/4 cup celery, finely minced
• 1/4 cup carrot, finely minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cilantro or 1 tablespoon parsley
• 3 tablespoons ricotta cheese
• 1 pinch cayenne
• peanut oil
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped finely
• 2 tablespoons lemongrass, chopped finely
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 2 ounces yellow curry paste (thai kitchen brand)
• 1 (16 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• soy sauce
• 4 -5 leaves thai basil
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (add to taste)
• 2 tablespoons ground peanuts, garnish
• chiffonade fresh basil (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
• 2 dough- in a food processor place flour, salt and butter.
• 3 pulse till texture of cornmeal then add carrot juice while machine is running and process till it comes into a smooth ball.
• 4 keep ball covered till filling is ready.
• 5 filling--heat butter and oil; saute onion, celery, carrots, and garlic till translucent.
• 6 remove to bowl.
• 7 add soy, cilantro, ricotta cheese, and cayenne; mix through.
• 8 gently toss in crabmeat.
• 9 set aside.
• 10 roll out dough very thin, 1/8 inch on a floured surface.
• 11 cut into 3-4 inch rounds with a glass or cookie cutter.
• 12 place a heaping teaspoon on each round.
• 13 fold over making sure to get all air out and seal.
• 14 press edges of dough together.
• 15 if need be wet edge then seal.
• 16 (i didn`t need to)!
• 17 sauce-heat large pan.
• 18 add peanut oil to cover bottom, add onion, lemon grass, ginger, and curry paste.
• 19 stir for 2 minutes until oil is aromatic.
• 20 add coconut milk, soy sauce, basil and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
• 21 reduce to half.
• 22 add pineapple, simmer 3-4 minutes.
• 23 season with cayenne if you like more heat!
• 24 while sauce is reducing cook the crab packets in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
• 25 they are done when they raise to the surface.
• 26 plate by spooning sauce onto plate then lay packets on sauce.
• 27 then garnish with peanuts and basil.