Asian Chilli Crabmeat Soup
Recipe by:
Jan Cutler
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Easy
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Ready in:
25 mins
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Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
15 mins
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Serves:
4
Rich, creamy and filling, this effortless South-east Asian-style soup combines the superb flavour of fresh crabmeat with coconut milk, chilli and lime. Accompany with bread and a salad, if you like. Delicious!
Recipe provided by:
Reader's Digest
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Midweek Meals Made Easy
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| 350g dressed crabmeat (white and brown) |
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| 6 shallots, roughly chopped |
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| 1 garlic clove, chopped |
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| 800ml hot fish stock, made with stock cubes |
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| 75g basmati rice |
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| 11/2 tsp crushed chilli flakes |
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| 2 tsp fish sauce |
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| 200ml coconut milk |
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| juice of 1 lime |
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| 3 tbsp coriander leaves mixed with 2 spring onions, thinly sliced diagonally, to garnish |
Preparation method
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Put the brown crabmeat, shallots, garlic and fish stock into a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
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Tip the mixture into a pan and add the rice and crushed chilli flakes. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes or until the rice is just tender.
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Stir in the fish sauce, coconut milk and lime juice. Add the white crabmeat and heat through gently. Season lightly. Ladle into bowls, then sprinkle with coriander and spring onions. Serve immediately.
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Copyright by The Readers Digest Association, Inc. 2008
To serve
If you have time, serve the soup with a dish of coarsely shredded or thinly sliced vegetables (such as carrot, celery, onion and cucumber) – just as they are or sprinkled with rice vinegar or white wine vinegar.
…shopping tips
Buy ready-dressed crab from the fishmonger or supermarket and use within a day of purchase. * Avoid using frozen or canned crabmeat for this recipe as it has less flavour than fresh.