Johnny Cakes with Crab and Caviar Recipe - Great British Chefs

Johnny Cakes with Crab and Caviar Recipe - Great British Chefs

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A beautiful little canapé that combines chef Kerth Gumbs' classical training with something he loved eating whilst growing up in the Caribbean. Johnny cakes (also known as Jonny cakes and...

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Ingredients

  • 250g of plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 50g of cornmeal
  • 200ml of water
  • 90g of caster sugar
  • 3.5g of fast-action dried yeast
  • 25g of unsalted butter, softened
  • 10g of Maldon salt
  • vegetable oil, for deep-frying
  • 1 crab, weighing approx. 2kg
  • 500g of white wine
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 carrot, roughly chopped
  • 3 sprigs of thyme
  • 1 garlic clove, bashed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 100g of rapeseed oil
  • 2g of salt
  • 1 dash of lemon juice
  • 1 green chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 red chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp of dill, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp of chervil, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp of tarragon, finely chopped
  • fennel flowers
  • fronds of fresh dill, small
  • salmon roe
  • caviar

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