Chilli, Gin and Orange Salt-Baked Spanner Crab Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 whole green spanner crabs (800gm each)
• 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 kg rock salt
• 500 gm Himalayan pink rock salt
• 6 whole dried chillies
• 2 tbsp juniper berries
• 1 tsp juniper berries
• 1 tsp mixed coloured peppercorns
• 3 cups loosely packed sage leaves
• 6 slices dried oranges, coarsely chopped
• 60 ml (¼ cup) gin
• 2 egg whites
• Skordalia
• 250 ml (1 cup) milk
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 strips of lemon peel
• 80 gm soft white bread, crusts removed, coarsely torn
• 80 ml (⅓ cup) extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• Dill sprigs and chervil, to serve