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"Crayfish With Caviar"
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Crayfish with Caviar

Recipe Category: Shellfish
All Rights Reserved: An original recipe from Lavender and Lime

Ingredients

  • 2 crayfish tails
  • 2 slices fresh root ginger
  • ½ stalk lemongrass crushed
  • 1 star anise
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 potatoes boiled and sliced
  • 15 g butter
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
  • caviar - if you can afford it a good teaspoonful per piece of crayfish
  • mayonnaise
  • truffle oil
  • peas and watercress to serve

Method

  • make a poaching liqueur with water, star anise, ginger, garlic cloves and the lemongrass
  • tie the crayfish tails together, flesh side in and poach for 7 minutes
  • remove from the water and slice into good chunks
  • melt the butter in a frying pan and sauté the potatoes, seasoning well on both sides
  • add the crayfish to the pan and heat through, seasoning well
  • heat the peas in a pan, or in the microwave
  • place the watercress in the middle of the plate
  • put the peas on top of the watercress
  • arrange the potatoes and the crayfish around the edges of the plate
  • mix truffle oil to taste into your mayonnaise and top each potato slice with a good dollop
  • top each piece of crayfish with caviar and serve!