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RECIPES<br />

H<strong>amp</strong>ering situation<br />

Pages 40-45<br />

Red hot chilli popcorn<br />

SERVES 4 - 6<br />

2tbsps olive oil<br />

1 level tbsp dried chilli with<br />

seeds<br />

250g popping corn<br />

1tbsp brown sugar<br />

2tsps smoked paprika<br />

2tbsps roughly chopped fresh<br />

coriander<br />

Salt<br />

Heat the oil in a heavy-based<br />

saucepan over a medium heat,<br />

taking care not to burn it. Add the<br />

chilli and cook for 10 seconds,<br />

then add the corn and stir well.<br />

Cover the pan and leave to pop,<br />

shaking the pan every now and<br />

then. The trick is to listen, and<br />

when the popping slows right<br />

down (after about 8–10 minutes),<br />

remove the pan from the heat.<br />

Sprinkle over the sugar, paprika,<br />

coriander and a little salt, stir well<br />

and serve.<br />

Crab tart with lemony<br />

asparagus salad<br />

SERVES 4<br />

You can buy fresh crabmeat<br />

from fishmongers or online (sold<br />

frozen). Alternatively, buy freshly<br />

cooked crab and pick out all the<br />

meat yourself.<br />

280g ready-made shortcrust<br />

pastry<br />

250g fresh white crabmeat<br />

3 egg yolks<br />

200ml double cream<br />

1tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped<br />

pinch cayenne pepper<br />

75g freshly grated Comté<br />

cheese (or Gruyère)<br />

250g asparagus spears,<br />

trimmed and halved<br />

2tbsp extra virgin olive oil<br />

juice ½ lemon<br />

½tsp Dijon mustard<br />

small handful rocket leaves<br />

few fresh tarragon leaves<br />

salt and pepper<br />

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/<br />

Gas 6. Press the pastry into a<br />

12 x 35cm rectangular tart tin, trim<br />

excess and prick the base with<br />

a fork. Chill for 20 minutes, then<br />

fill with baking paper and beans<br />

and bake for 12 minutes. Remove<br />

paper and beans and cook for<br />

10-12 minutes until the pastry is<br />

crisp and golden. Set aside.<br />

Pick through the crabmeat and<br />

discard any cartilage. Beat the egg<br />

yolks, cream, tarragon, cayenne<br />

and salt and pepper together<br />

until smooth. Stir in the crabmeat<br />

and three-quarters of the cheese.<br />

Spoon into the pastry case and<br />

bake for 30 minutes, until golden<br />

and firm. Let cool.<br />

Blanch the asparagus in a pan<br />

of lightly salted boiling water for 2<br />

minutes. Drain, refresh under cold<br />

water and pat dry. Set aside.<br />

Whisk together the oil, lemon<br />

juice, mustard, salt and pepper.<br />

Arrange the tart on a board and<br />

scatter over the asparagus, rocket<br />

and tarragon. Drizzle over the<br />

dressing and serve in slices.<br />

FOOD & TRAVEL ARABIA 93

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