This pastry recipe features crab and coconut with a hint of lemon grass, with subtle spices - a great snack, kid's lunch or quick dinner.
This healthy, fast and easy to make vegetable and meat pasty pastry recipe makes a great side dish, lunch or meal for a family dinner. This recipe serves 4.
INGREDIENTS:
4 oz. cooked crab, shelled and diced
2 oz. potatoes, peeled and diced
2 oz. shredded coconut
2 oz. cilantro, chopped
8 oz. thawed puff pastry, rolled out thinly and cut into 4 large circles
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
½ tsp. pickled lemon grass, crushed
1 tbsp. sour cream
1 tsp. fish sauce
1 egg, beaten
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C). In a bowl, combine crabmeat, potatoes, coconut and cilantro. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, thoroughly mix salt, black pepper, lemon grass, sour cream and fish sauce. Add crab mixture. Mix well.
Using half the beaten egg, brush the edges of each pastry circle. Spoon equal amounts of crab mixture into centers of circles. Fold circles in half to cover mixture and seal by crimping the edges.
Brush pasties with remaining beaten egg. Bake for 25 -30 minutes in the center of the oven until golden. Serve hot or cold as a snack, kid's lunch or quick dinner with a salad.
