Caramelised onions with crab and yoghurt

Recipes

Caramelised onions with crab and yoghurt

By Michael Meredith

20 minutes

Preparation time

30 minutes

Cooking time

16 servings

Serves

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Ingredients

4 medium sized pickling red onions, halved
100g crab meat
1 tbs lemon oil
½ tbs coriander, finely chopped
½ tbs fennel fronds, finely chopped
100ml Greek yoghurt dressing

Greek yoghurt dressing

100g store-bought or home-made Greek yoghurt
½ tbs chardonnay vinegar
20ml olive oil
¼ tsp caster sugar
10ml lemon juice
Salt flakes, to taste

Method

1. Place the crab and lemon oil into a small vacuum seal bag and place into Vacuum Sealing Drawer and Vacuum on Setting 3, Sealing setting 3.
2. Place in a Perforated steam tray and Steam at 80°C for 2 minutes.
3. Add cooked crab meat with coriander and fennel in a bowl and combine. Set aside.
4. Place onions flesh side down in a heavy-based frying pan on medium heat, Induction setting 5 with some olive oil and slowly caramelise until cooked, approximately 20 minutes.
5. Turn onions over and cook for about 5 minutes. Allow to cool enough to handle and remove the inner layers. Keep warm.

Applicance Functions

  • Induction Cooktop
  • Sous-vide
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Michael Meredith

Michael Meredith is an acclaimed chef and restaurateur based in New Zealand. Born in Samoa, his earliest food memories are of his mother's pancake stall at a local market in Apia. His latest restaurant, Metita, which opened in late 2023, is a tribute to his late mother and is located in Auckland's SkyCity precinct. The menu at Metita offers a contemporary take on Polynesian and Pacific cuisine, inspired by his childhood. Throughout his career, Michael has been recognized for his inventive use of local and seasonal ingredients. He was the founding chef of The Grove in 2004, and later opened his own multi-award-winning restaurant, Merediths, which operated for a decade. He is also the owner of the Auckland eatery Mr Morris. Beyond his restaurants, Meredith has been involved in charitable projects. He was a co-founder of Eat My Lunch, a social enterprise that helps provide lunches to underprivileged children in New Zealand. He also lends his culinary skills to other causes, such as raising money for the Starship Children's Hospital.