Catching and Cooking King Crab - Gordon Ramsay

They are big, ugly and they are coming for us. It is the invasion of the King Crab monster. The

king

crab

is the largest crustacean in the world and they are heading to Britain. GORDON: Norway has a big problem with these huge giant

king

crab

s. They are just reproducing and reproducing and reproducing, reducing fish populations and causing a huge problem. All the king crabs that come to England are frozen, so now I'm going to catch one, kill it and see what it really tastes like fresh from the sea. VOICE OVER: Two flights and eight hours later, I land in (INAUDIBLE).

Where I met my local crab catcher, Lars Petter Oy. (Sorry if I misspelled your name) LARS: Welcome. GORDON: Thank you, I'm very happy to be here. I've never been so high. (Whispers) It's fucking cold in here. (LAUGHTER) There's only one way to get around Norwegian Lapland, and it's not by car... (ENGINE REVOLVING) We head towards the mountains and towards the frozen fjord, which is where the crabs hang out. GORDON: Wow! GORDON: Excellent. Incredible. LARS: You feel like a kid again. GORDON: Yes, that was extraordinary! LARS: This is Anton. GORDON: Anton, how are you? Good to see you. (DRILLING) 50,000 crabs live under this ice, and if we want to catch one, we'll have to dive beneath it.

LARS: Have you ever tried ice diving? GORDON: I've never ice dived. I've dived a lot, but... LARS: It's a special kind of diving and you need some special skills, but... We'll try it now. GORDON: Don't make the hole too small. I want to go out easy, just in case those damn things are huge. GORDON: Will we stay completely dry? LARS: Hopefully, yes. GORDON: I had never dived with a dry suit before. (Whispers) Damn, shit. Oh, fuck. (LAUGHTER) That's a leg. Shh, god! I don't think water gets in, right? I feel like a big fucking condom! LARS: At least you're very safe.

GORDON: Gor! Bloody hell. That's hard work. Hey? VOICE OVER: Ice diving can be extremely dangerous, as it is very easy to become disoriented in the icy, dark water. I'm shitting myself. (BLOWS OUT OF BREATH) LARS: When you go looking for a crab, just grab one of its legs. The claws are very strong, so they can break your finger, or even... more... GORDON: So if I'm swimming over one, watch out for my widow. It should be cold down there, I don't want her to break. (LAUGHTER) Okay... Fuck me, it's so cold! (LAUGHTER) Shit! My damn boots. Phew!

VOICE OVER: We could suffer hypothermia if we stay down here too long. So we have to be quick, but it's easier said than done. I can see the crabs, but I can't see the surface. These strange beasts grow up to six feet wide and have no natural predators. So it's up to us to control their invasion. GORDON: God! Ah! Almighty God! Much harder than I thought it would be. Look at the size of the thing! And look at that! Beautiful! (KISSES) My balls feel like two big fucking ice cubes. VOICE OVER: Lars showed me how to catch a giant crab.

Now I'm going to show you a new way to eat it. But first I have to kill him. LARS: So he's dead. (INAUDIBLE) We cut the legs and boil them in seawater for 15 minutes, discarding the body, which is not very good to eat. GORDON: Because the quality of King Crab is so delicious, it doesn't need much else. So I'm going to make something very simple with fresh mayonnaise cream, a little bit of tarragon and a little bit of lime, okay? I'm making the sauce by mixing equal amounts of mayonnaise and creme fraiche, with a little lime zest, salt and pepper, chopped tarragon, and freshly squeezed lime juice.

Delicious. GORDON: Good. Beautiful. LARS: You can try to break the main joint here, and if you're lucky... GORDON: You'll keep it whole, LARS: The meat will come out like this. GORDON: Lovely. It's the size of a lobster tail, right? Now look at that. That smells and looks amazing. This... is what I was waiting for. GORDON: Beautiful! Hmm. It's delicious. My God. LARS: In fact, I think I prefer it to lobster now. GORDON: It's much softer and sweeter. GORDON: Is there anything else? Or do I have to go back down and get another one? LARS: (LAUGHTER) You have to go back down.

GORDON: Damn hell...