CRAB OSCAR by OSCAR STATE SIDE

I was most impressed to find a dish with my name all over it 😃, so I felt I should I should at least cook it (well give mum her instructions on how to cook it) while I am in the states.  I really enjoyed going and buying the ingredients in Publix especially the fresh Alaskan Brown King Crab because they were ginormous !  

Ingredients

(Serves 4)

1 lb Alaskan King Crab

4 8oz fillet steaks centre cut

Olive oil

4 egg yolks

1 lb melted clarified butter

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp paprika

Sea salt

Black pepper

How cool are these Alaskan King Crab legs!  This is only a quarter of the crab, I reckon the whole crab might have been almost as big as me !😝. The legs very spiny and sharp so I let mum pick all the meat out of the legs for me.

 

Pre heat your oven to 390 F / 180 C, bring a deep pan of water to a simmer and place the crab legs in, they are already cooked but this is to re heat them and will make it easier to remove the meat, simmer for five minutes then remove and leave to cool slightly before picking the crab meat out.  Meanwhile heat your griddle medium hot heat, season the steaks with sea salt, black pepper and rub with olive oil and sear each side until sealed and coloured then pop in the oven for five minutes for rare or eight minutes for medium, leave to rest on the side for 7-10 minutes, next turn on the broiler/grill to high.

Meanwhile put two cups of water in a double boiler or a saucepan that a glass bowl will nest in the top, and not touch the water, bring up to a simmer, place the egg yolks in the bowl off the water and whisk until they a pale fluffy yellow consistency.  To clarify the butter melt and leave to settle for a few minutes all the impurities will sink to the bottom, pour off the good stuff.  Place the bowl over the simmering water and whisking all the time slowly drizzle the butter in, this will thicken the sauce and will only take 3-4 minutes to make, take off the heat and add season with the salt, pepper, lemon juice and paprika.

Now to assemble the Crab Oscar.

Place your steak on a baking tray and top with a pile of the crab meat, generously spoon over the hollandaise sauce and place under the grill for 2-3 minutes to set the sauce and add a little colour and depth of flavour, you can use a blow torch instead, but mum says I am not allowed to handle one of these yet!  Enjoy.