Buttered Saffron Dressed Crab & Chips Recipe

Ingredients

500g new potatoes
1 lemon
1½ tbsp olive oil
1 tsp fennel seeds
Sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
250g cherry tomatoes
50g rocket
45g butter
A pinch of saffron
A handful of dill
2 x 120g dressed crab

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 30 mins

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Method

1. Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 190°C/Gas 6. Scrub the potatoes. Cut them into 1cm thick slices. Zest the lemon and set that aside. Cut half the lemon into quarters.

2. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place the potatoes and lemon quarters on the tray. Drizzle over 1 tbsp oil. Scatter over 1 tsp fennel seeds and some salt and pepper. Toss together. Bake for 30 mins, tossing everything halfway through cooking. They potatoes should be golden and crisp.

3. While the potatoes cook, halve the baby plum tomatoes. Pop them in a bowl with the rocket.

4. Juice the remaining lemon half and whisk it with ½ tbsp oil and some salt and pepper. Toss with the rocket and tomatoes.

5. Meanwhile, place the butter in a small pan. Add the saffron, lemon zest and a pinch of salt and pepper. Heat till the butter melts.

6. Chop the dill fronds, discarding the thick stalks.

7. Place the dressed crabs on a couple of plates. Pour half of the saffron butter over each crab. Serve with the fennel roasted potatoes, rocket salad and wedges of roasted lemon. Scatter over the dill to garnish.