Crab in Creole Sauce

Crab in Creole Sauce

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 pack white crabmeat
• 25g / 1oz butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 stalk of celery, finely chopped
• 125g / 4oz mushrooms, chopped
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp malt vinegar
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 125ml / 4 fl oz cream

Method

1. Melt butter in pan, add onion and celery and sauté for 5 mins, add mushrooms and cook, stirring for 2 mins.
2. Stir in flour, paprika, salt, pepper and brown sugar and cook 2-3 mins.
3. Combine vinegar and tomato puree and stir into the pan, cover and simmer gently for 20 mins.
4. Fold in crabmeat and cream, heat gently but do not allow to boil.
5. Serve with boiled rice or wrapped in tortillas.