Corn on the cob with potted crab butter

Name: Corn on the cob with potted crab butter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 125 grams unsalted butter; 0.5 lemon; 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper; 0.75 tsp mace; 0.25 tsp salt; 100 grams seafood & eat it cornish fifty fifty crab; 8 corn on the cob; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 chives

Prep: 5 minsCook: 15 mins

Prep

5 mins

Cook

15 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Easy

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There's something magical about serving corn on the cob with a luxurious butter topping, and this recipe makes it feel fancy without the fuss. The beauty of potted crab butter is that you can whip it together in minutes while your corn cooks, making this an incredibly quick weeknight dinner that feels like a special treat. I love using Cornish crab because it's sustainably caught and packed with protein and selenium, which supports heart health. The warm spices like mace and cayenne give the butter depth and complexity, while the fresh lemon and chives keep everything bright. Best of all, this whole dish comes together in just twenty minutes, so you can have restaurant quality food on the table faster than you'd think.

Ella x

Ingredients

Servings:

125 gramsunsalted butter(softened)
½lemon(zest, plus a squeeze of juice)
½ tspcayenne pepper
¾ tspmace(ground mace)
¼ tspsalt
100 gramsseafood & eat it cornish fifty fifty crab(mixed brown and white crab meat)
8corn on the cob
1 tbspolive oil(for griddling)
1chives

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Instructions

1
In a medium bowl, beat together the butter, lemon zest and juice, spices, salt and a grinding of black pepper. Fold through the crab meat until combined. Transfer the mixture to a large piece of baking parchment and roll up into a rough sausage shape; chill for about 30 minutes, until firm.
2
Heat a griddle pan until hot. Rub the corn cobs lightly with olive oil and griddle for 2-3 minutes on each side, until tender and charred with dark spots; they’ll need 12-15 minutes in total. Top the hot cobs with slices of the crab butter and sprinkle with the chives before serving.

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