Crab and Cucumber Mold Recipe
Ingredients
| White wine vinegar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Lemon juice | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cold water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Unflavored Gelatine - 1 envelope | ||
| Sour cream | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Crab meat | 1 Can (10oz), drained | |
| Pimientos | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), diced | |
| Cucumber | 1 Cup (16 tbs), pared | |
| Watercress sprigs - for garnish | ||
Directions
MAKING
1) In a small saucepan, add in the vinegar, lemon juice and cold water.
2) Dust the gelatine into the pan. Allow the pan to stand for about 5 minutes till the gelatine softens.
3) Place the pan over a low flame. Cook while stirring till the gelatine dissolves completely. Take the pan off the flame.
4) Stir in sour cream into the gelatine mix.
5) Cover and refrigerate the salad for 30 minutes or till it starts to resemble the consistency of an unbeaten egg white.
6) Next, add in the flaked crab meat, pimientos and diced cucumber. Fold in all the ingredients well.
7) Transfer the salad into a 3-cup ring mould. Place it in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours to set.
SERVING
8) To unmould the Salad, loosen around the edges of the mould. Turn the mould over onto the serving platter.
9) You may place a hot cloth over the mould to help speeden the process. Shake the salad gently onto the platter.
10) Serve the Crab And Cucumber Mold garnished with sprigs of watercress.
1) In a small saucepan, add in the vinegar, lemon juice and cold water.
2) Dust the gelatine into the pan. Allow the pan to stand for about 5 minutes till the gelatine softens.
3) Place the pan over a low flame. Cook while stirring till the gelatine dissolves completely. Take the pan off the flame.
4) Stir in sour cream into the gelatine mix.
5) Cover and refrigerate the salad for 30 minutes or till it starts to resemble the consistency of an unbeaten egg white.
6) Next, add in the flaked crab meat, pimientos and diced cucumber. Fold in all the ingredients well.
7) Transfer the salad into a 3-cup ring mould. Place it in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours to set.
SERVING
8) To unmould the Salad, loosen around the edges of the mould. Turn the mould over onto the serving platter.
9) You may place a hot cloth over the mould to help speeden the process. Shake the salad gently onto the platter.
10) Serve the Crab And Cucumber Mold garnished with sprigs of watercress.
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