Soft-Shell Crabs with Farro Salad

Name: Soft-Shell Crabs with Farro Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 slices smoked bacon; 2 Tbsps chopped basil; 4 servings Turbinado or granulated brown sugar; 2 Tbsps chopped cilantro; 2 Tbsps thick coconut cream, spooned from the top of a chilled can of unsweetened coconut milk; 1 cucumber—peeled, seeded and finely diced; 237 milliliters farro; 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger; 1 Hass avocado, finely diced; 340 grams jumbo soft-shell crabs (about each); 5 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 59 milliliters olive oil; 118 milliliters unsweetened pineapple juice; 1 red bell pepper, finely diced; 2 fresh hot red chiles, seeded and minced; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 6 inches thick slices red or yellow watermelon, peeled; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

Soft-Shell Crabs with Farro Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 23g of protein, 48g of fat, and a total of 984 calories. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have salt and pepper, pineapple juice, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, boil the pineapple juice until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 15 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Pineapple Juice

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the chiles, 2 teaspoons of the ginger, the cilantro, coconut cream and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.

Ingredients you will need

Coconut Cream

Olive Oil

Cilantro

Chili Pepper

Ginger

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Add the crabs and refrigerate.

In a medium saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the farro until just tender, about 15 minutes; drain.

Ingredients you will need

Farro

Water

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Transfer the farro to a large bowl and add the cucumber, bell pepper and avocado.

Ingredients you will need

Bell Pepper

Cucumber

Avocado

Farro

Equipment you will use

Bowl

In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat until lightly crisp.

Ingredients you will need

Bacon

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat from the skillet.

Ingredients you will need

Bacon Drippings

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Cut the bacon into thin strips and add it to the farro. In a small bowl, combine the lime juice with the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil, the remaining 2 1/2 teaspoons of ginger and the basil and season generously with salt and pepper.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Lime Juice

Olive Oil

Ginger

Bacon

Basil

Farro

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Pour the dressing over the farro and toss.

Ingredients you will need

Farro

Heat the reserved bacon fat in the skillet until almost smoking. Coat the watermelon with turbinado sugar.

Ingredients you will need

Turbinado Sugar

Watermelon

Bacon Drippings

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Add the butter to the skillet, then add the watermelon and cook over high heat until well browned, about 2 minutes per side.

Ingredients you will need

Watermelon

Butter

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over moderately high heat.

Ingredients you will need

Vegetable Oil

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Remove the crabs from the marinade and season with salt and pepper; saut until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Spoon the salad onto plates, set the crabs on top and garnish with the caramelized watermelon.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Watermelon

Marinade