Devonshire crab, smoked haddock and Granny Smith apple

Ingredients

• 1 crab, approximately 2kg
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tbsp of tomato paste
• xanthan gum
• 350 g of whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks
• 3 bronze gelatine leaves
• 1 l mineral water
• 1 sheet of kombu
• 12 g of bonito flakes
• 500 g of smoked haddock
• 3 egg whites
• 50 g of dashi
• 1 bronze gelatine leaf
• 1 Granny Smith apple, diced
• apple blossom
• bronze fennel
• sea purslane
• salty finger leaf
• pennywort

Instructions

1. 1

   Place the crab in the freezer until it is insensate

2. 2

   When ready to cook, remove the crab from the freezer and turn it over. Locate the v-shaped flap on the belly of the crab and drive a sharp knife or screwdriver inside – this will kill the crab

3. 3

   Cook the crab in boiling salted water for 12 minutes then cover with ice and leave to cool

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4

5. 5

   Once cool, remove the brown crab meat and white crab meat separately and reserve in the fridge

6. 6

   To make the crab reduction for the bavarois, place the crab shells in a bag or kitchen cloth and break them up using a rolling pin

7. 7

   Transfer the broken pieces of shell to a tray and roast in the oven for around 30 minutes, until browned

8. 8

   In a large saucepan, sweat down the carrot, onion, celery and garlic, then add the tomato paste and the crab shells

9. 9

   Cover with water and simmer for 1 hour. After this time, strain the shells through a very fine sieve and reduce to a glaze consistency

10. 10

    To make the bavarois, dissolve the gelatine in 50g of the crab reduction by warming it slightly. Mix 200g of the brown crab meat with a little xanthan gum and blitz with a hand blender until smooth

11. 11

    Add the blended brown meat to the reduction, then fold through the whipped cream. Transfer to a piping bag and set aside in the fridge until ready to serve

12. 12

    To make the consommé, begin by making a dashi stock. Place the water and kombu in a pan and cook at 65°C for 1 hour. After this time, increase the heat to 80°C and add the bonito. Pass the mixture through a fine sieve and leave to cool to room temperature

13. 13

    Once the stock has cooled, blitz the haddock with the egg whites in a blender and mix with the stock

14. 14

    Place over a medium heat, whisking from time to time until the egg rises to the top to create a raft

15. 15

    Cook until the broth is completely clarified and the raft is firm, then carefully ladle out the consommé. Season with 50g of dashi per litre of consommé and add 1 leaf of gelatine per 150ml of consommé. Leave to set in a tray, then transfer to a piping bag

16. 16

    To serve, pipe the bavarois into the bottom of a glass and add a layer of crab meat. Pipe the jelly on top and garnish with the sea vegetables, herbs and diced apple