Simple Crabmeat and Asparagus Soup
Recipe adapted from a 1973 book called "Chinese Cookery"
MAKE IT SHINE! ADD YOUR PHOTO
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1⁄2lb fresh crab
- 1lb asparagus
- 1⁄2tablespoon soy sauce
- 1tablespoon cooking sherry
- 6cups chicken broth
- 1
- 1 1⁄2teaspoons hot sauce
- 1
- 3tablespoons water
- 1
- 1tablespoon vegetable oil
Advertisement
DIRECTIONS
- Flake crab meat, removing hard membranes. Remove flowers from asparagus and set aside. Cut stalks into 2" pieces. Cook asparagus flowers and stalks in boiling, salted water for 3 minutes then drain.
- In a large pot, bring sherry, soy sauce and chicken broth to a boil.
- Heat vegetable oil in a skillet or wok on medium heat and cook green onion for no more than 1 minute. Add crab meat and asparagus for 2 minutes more.
- Add vegetables and crab meat to the broth mixture. Stir in hot sauce and corn starch mixture. Simmer until broth thickens slightly (about a minute).
- Garnish with chives and serve!
Advertisement