Rissois

18 ingredients
19 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 - pound crab meat, picked over for cartilage
  • 1/4 cup minced onions
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup aioli
  • 3 dozen 3-inch squares of puff pastry
  • Oil for frying
  • Drizzle of Piri Piri sauce, recipe follows
  • 1 1/2 cups olive oil
  • 4 fresh jalapeno peppers, finely chopped, stems and seeds
  • 2 fresh poblano peppers, finely chopped, stems and seeds
  • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oil.
  2. 2
    In a mixing bowl, combine the crab meat, onions, garlic and parsley together.
  3. 3
    Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
  4. 4
    Stir in the aioli.
  5. 5
    Place a tablespoon of the filling in the center of each puff pastry square.
  6. 6
    Bring to corners of the square together, forming a triangle.
  7. 7
    Seal the edges of the triangle tightly.
  8. 8
    Fry the triangle in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy, about 2 minutes, stirring constantly for over all browning.
  9. 9
    Remove the triangles from the oil and drain on a paper lined plate.
  10. 10
    Season with salt and pepper.
  11. 11
    Mound the rissois on a platter and drizzle with Piri Piri sauce.
  12. 12
    Garnish with parsley
  13. 13
    In a saucepan, combine the olive oil, peppers, crushed red pepper, salt, and black pepper.
  14. 14
    Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce the heat.
  15. 15
    Simmer the sauce for 4 minutes and remove from the heat.
  16. 16
    Stir in the garlic.
  17. 17
    With a hand held mixer, puree the sauce until smooth.
  18. 18
    At this point, allow the sauce to sit for 1 week under refrigeration before serving.
  19. 19
    Stir in the cilantro and kosher salt

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