Crab with Set Tomato Consomme and Lovage Mayo

This lovely light dish of Crab with Set Tomato Consomme and Lovage Mayo is packed with great flavours and looks so pretty on the plate. It makes a perfect starter! In fact James served it up at Northcote when he cooked there!
Crab with Set Tomato Consomme and Lovage Mayo

Ingredients

Tomato consommé (makes 1 litre)
  • 5 Kg ripe tomatoes
  • a few sprigs of basil with stalks
  • a few sprigs of chervil with stalks
Tomato Jelly:
  • 700gr tomato consommé
  • 15gr bronze gelatine
Lovage mayo:
  • 200g; 2 Large Bunches Washed Picked Lovage Leaf
  • 400g Grapeseed Oi
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 150g Lovage Oil
For the crab salad:
  • 300g fresh white crab
  • Squeeze of lemon
  • 3 tbs lovage mayo
To serve:
  • Sourdough

Method

Wash and cut the tomatoes.

Robo-coupe well with the herbs, pop into a muslin bag over a sieve and bowl tie with string tightly.

Hang for 8 hours minimum. Heat a little of the consommé, soak the gelatine in cold water for 2 minutes, squeeze out the excess water, then whisk into the hot consommé, then whisk into the cold consommé. Pour into bowls, leave to set for around 30 minutes

Blanche lovage until tender with no resistance, drain and squeeze excess waters.

Blend cooled lovage with oil gently to begin, then full speed for no longer than 5 minutes. Pass through chinois lined with muslin cloth. Cool over ice quickly.

To make the mayo, place the egg yolks into a mini food processor with the mustard, blitz and drizzle in the lovage oil. Season.

For the crab salad, mix together the crab, a squeeze of lemon and 3tbs of lovage mayo. Spoon on top of the consomme. Pipe 5 dots of the lovage mayo around the crab. Garnish with wood sorrel, micro coriander, chervil and sourdough croutons and extra lovage oil if desired.

 

Ingredients

Tomato consommé (makes 1 litre)
  • 5 Kg ripe tomatoes
  • a few sprigs of basil with stalks
  • a few sprigs of chervil with stalks
Tomato Jelly:
  • 700gr tomato consommé
  • 15gr bronze gelatine
Lovage mayo:
  • 200g; 2 Large Bunches Washed Picked Lovage Leaf
  • 400g Grapeseed Oi
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 150g Lovage Oil
For the crab salad:
  • 300g fresh white crab
  • Squeeze of lemon
  • 3 tbs lovage mayo
To serve:
  • Sourdough

Method

Wash and cut the tomatoes.

Robo-coupe well with the herbs, pop into a muslin bag over a sieve and bowl tie with string tightly.

Hang for 8 hours minimum. Heat a little of the consommé, soak the gelatine in cold water for 2 minutes, squeeze out the excess water, then whisk into the hot consommé, then whisk into the cold consommé. Pour into bowls, leave to set for around 30 minutes

Blanche lovage until tender with no resistance, drain and squeeze excess waters.

Blend cooled lovage with oil gently to begin, then full speed for no longer than 5 minutes. Pass through chinois lined with muslin cloth. Cool over ice quickly.

To make the mayo, place the egg yolks into a mini food processor with the mustard, blitz and drizzle in the lovage oil. Season.

For the crab salad, mix together the crab, a squeeze of lemon and 3tbs of lovage mayo. Spoon on top of the consomme. Pipe 5 dots of the lovage mayo around the crab. Garnish with wood sorrel, micro coriander, chervil and sourdough croutons and extra lovage oil if desired.