Christmas Salmon Wreath

Christmas Salmon Wreath

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Chef Emmanuel Stroobant pays tribute to Singapore’s unofficial national dish with this delectable recipe.

CHILLI CRAB QUICHE
(Serves 6)

Ingredients

For dough

Flour [250g]
Butter (room temperature) [150g]
Salt [4g]
Sugar [5g]
Egg yolk [1]
Milk [20ml]

Method:

  • Combine flour and butter.
  • Add salt and sugar. Then add egg yolk and mix until incorporated.
  • Add milk slowly.
  • Flatten and wrap dough in cling film. Set for 2 hours.
  • Once ready, roll out to 3mm thick and blind bake at 180°C for 20 minutes.

For Crab:

Celery [1 stalk, peeled and diced]
Carrot [1, peeled and diced]
Onion [4g peeled and diced]
2 live Kegani or 1 mud crab [1kg]

Method:

  • Bring 4 litres of water to boil with celery, carrots and onions.
  • Blanch crab for 15 minutes. Remove crab from water.
  • Pick the meat, egg and fat.

Method:

  • Blend garlic, shallot and all chillies to a paste
  • Add 200ml crab stock of water
  • Fry the paste in olive oil until thick and fragrant. This may take 8-10 minutes
  • Add remaining stock, sugar syrup and tomato ketchup and cook for 1 minute.

Finishing:

  • Place picked crab meat on the tray.
  • Combine sauce with eggs. Cover crab meat with egg sauce.
  • Bake at for 180°C for 12 minutes.