Delicious Australia – (10)October 2019

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STYLING AND MERCHANDISING

EMMA KNOWLES

Theclawsareout!You’llhavetocontrolthe

crowdwhenthiszestyseafoodcentrepiecefrom

MasterChef’sSashi Cheliah hits the table.

MAKE IT SNAPPY

@sashi_cheliah

WHOCANRESISTa fresh,crunchysaladwitha killerdressing?Thesecrettoa great
salad,I think,is thedressing.Thetangy,sweet,spicysauceonthissaladdeliversa
hugeburstofflavourandis fantasticallytastywhenpouredoverthetopofthissuper
seasonalmeal.It still keeps it simple, though, and works well with the flavour of the
greenpapaya.
Thecrabin thisdishmakesit reallyfreshandinteresting,anddeepfryingit means
yougetthatnicecrunchthatleavesyouwantingmore.Crabsaremucheasiertocook
athomethanyoumightthink,butyoucouldalsomakethis dish with fish, tofu, calamari
or even just have the salad on its own... it’s that good!

BLUESWIMMERCRAB

WITHPAPAYA SALAD

SERVES 4-6

1 cup(200g)riceflour

1 cup(250ml)chilledsoda water

4 eggs,lightlybeaten

Vegetableoil,todeep-fry

4 blue swimmer crabs, cleaned, quartered

PAPAYASALAD

Juiceof2 limes, plus extra wedges

toserve

2 longredchillies(optional), thinly sliced

2 tspfishsauce

(^1) / 2 tspcastersugar
1 smallgreenpapaya,peeled,shredded
(^1) / 4 buncheachmint,coriander
andThaibasil,leavespicked
3 Asian(red)eschalots,thinly sliced
Fried shallots, to serve
Tomakethebatter,placeflour,
sodawater,egg,2 tspsaltand1 tsp
groundwhitepepperin a large bowl
andwhisktocombine.
Half-filla largesaucepanwithvegetable
oilandheatto180°C(a cubeofbreadwill
turngoldenin 90 seconds when the oil is
hotenough).
Workingwitha one-quarterpieceof
crabata time,dipintothebatter,draining
theexcess,anddeep-fryfor3-4minutes
untilgoldenandcrisp.Removewith
a slottedspoon,drainonpapertoweland
season.Repeatwiththeremainingcrab.
Forthepapayasalad,placelimejuice,
halfthechilli(if using),fishsauce,sugarand
(^1) / 2 tspsaltflakesin a largebowlandwhisk
untilcombined.Addpapaya,herbsand
eschalot,andtosstocombine.Place
papayasaladona servingplatterand
topwithcrab.Scatterwithfriedshallots,
remainingchilliand extra lime wedges
to serve.
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