Fish & Seafood

Blue Crab Jelly

Blue Crab Jelly

INGREDIENTS

kgCrab shell, rinsed, dried, roasted at 180°C for 30 minutes or until lightly browned
gWater
gDashi powder
gCrab dashi
gCoconut cream
gButterfly pea flowers, fresh
gGelatin sheet, bloomed in ice water
gAgar agar
to tasteBlue powder

METHOD

  • For crab dashi, combine first 3 ingredients in small stockpot, simmer over very low heat for about 1 hour until flavors are infused, then pass through chinois and reserve for blue crab jelly.

     
  • Combine crab dashi with coconut cream and butterfly pea flowers in saucepan, bring to low simmer, then whisk in agar agar powder, continue whisking while simmering for 3–4 minutes to fully hydrate agar agar, then remove from heat and pass through chinois, add bloomed gelatin sheet while warm to melt, then season with blue powder.

     
  • Set jelly in lined stainless trays in thin layer in cooler, then punch with ring cutters and reserve for service.

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