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Meal Description
A Crab
Gratin is a versatile dish that can be enhanced by any number of different
ingredient based on the geography. Here,
we are preparing the classil “Jacqueline,” which complements the crab meat with
pineapple, which have just come into season.
For the heat, we are replacing the traditional cayenne with harissa for
this classic French pairing. A La
Martiniquaise, another classic gratin, replaces the pineapple with ham and includes
rum for a taste of the West Indies.
The
ripeness of a pineapple is determined by its level of sweetness. In terms of
sweetness, the minimum sweetness for a ripe pineapple is 12 degrees of sugar. Contrary
to popular belief, pineapples are a climacteric fruit and do not ripen off the
tree or get sweeter after picking. This
contrasts the most common non-climacteric fruits such as banana, avocado and
pear.
Now,
pineapple, and most fruit in general, are generally picked before maturity to
withstand the journey to the grocery store. This is what makes the supplier of
tropical fruit important, as the distributor ideally should have the
relationship directly with the farms and plantations to ensure the fruits are
picked only when ripe.
This is
a standard Gratin with jumbo lump blue crab.
A sauce of pineapple, grapefruit, blood orange and harissa will be added
to bechamel along with chunks of pineapples.
The Gratin will be quickly be reheated over the broiler and served over
long grain rice.
Bon Appétit!
Time to Cook:
30 min.
Cook by Day: Monday
Items included (serves 2)
Jumbo
Lump Crab Meat
Pineapple
Carrot
Orange
Grapefruit
Harissa
Muscat
(reduced)
Bechamel
Hollandais
Aromatis
Basmati
Rice
*Menu items subject to slight
variation based on the availability of fresh ingredients; Picture is not
necessarily representative of final dish
Meal Contains (including
add-ons): Milk, Wheat, Egg, Shellfish.
We store, portion, and package various meal kits containing all eight (8) major
allergens (milk, wheat, egg, soy, fish, shellfish, peanuts, and tree nuts) and
cannot guarantee that cross-contamination will not occur between kits.
Add-on Checkout Items
Extra
Crab
Extra
Servings