Dressed Crab With Breadcrumbs And Olive Oil

Ingredients

• 1 good-sized crab
• 6 tbsp Crisco
• 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Crisp lettuce leaves for serving

Method

1. 1 Boil the crab in salted water for 30 minutes, then remove and let cool.
2. 2 Crack the claws and remove the meat from the shell, discarding bones and fins.
3. 3 Separate the firm white meat into shreds and mix the soft dark meat with breadcrumbs, olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
4. 4 Season the white meat separately with a little salt and pepper.
5. 5 Wash and dry the empty shell, then fill it with alternating stripes of the white and dark meat mixtures.
6. 6 Decorate with chopped parsley and pipe Crisco around the edge using a piping bag.
7. 7 Serve on crisp lettuce leaves, arranging small claws around the shell.