Baked Common Crab

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) whipping cream (35 percent butterfat)
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) light soy sauce
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon Asian fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon peeled and grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon grated garlic
• 1 pound (455 g) crabmeat
• drained and picked over for shell bits and cartilage (if youre buying frozen crabmeat
• a standard 14-ounce/400-g block is fine)
• 4 Brussels sprouts
• trimmed and finely shaved
• 1/4 cup (10 g) minced fresh chives or green onion tops
• 1 Thai bird chile
• finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons panko (Japanese bread crumbs)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F (200C).
2. To make the sauce, in a bowl, whisk together the cream, soy sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, egg yolks, fish sauce, ginger, and garlic.
3. Add the crab, Brussels sprouts, chives, and chile to the sauce and mix well.
4. Divide the mixture evenly among 4 ramekins.
5. Dust the top of each dish with one-fourth of the panko.
6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until brown and bubbly.
7. Serve piping hot.