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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 />
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