The Old Forge

For 4-6 people  a large piece of salmon on the bone, just over 1kg in weight, salt.  Come high summer, there is little more useful than a piece of cooked salmon in the fridge.  You can hack off a lump for lunch, or slide an elegant wedge off the bone for supper.  You can serve…

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5 handfuls of fresh white breadcrumbs.  400g crabmeat.  Half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper.  3 tablespoons of grain mustard.  A tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.  3 spring onions, chopped.  4 heaped tablespoons mayonnaise.  5 tablespoons chopped parsley.  Juice of half a lemon. Oil. Mix together all the ingredients except the oil and season with salt and…

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The most savoury of seafood.  The most juicy too.  Of course, crab is really a seaside treat to be eaten within a cockle’s throw of the pier, but a treat that can taste almost as good at home.  Just close your eyes and think of Cromer.  A freshly cooked crab can seem like the food…

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