Asian Crab Soup - traditional recipe

What does it include?

Ingredients

• 500 g crab meat
• 2 sprigs of fresh cilantro
• 1 sprig of parsley
• 15 ml fish sauce
• 30 ml brown sugar
• 200 ml chicken broth
• 200 ml crab broth
• 15 ml shrimp paste
• 15 ml soy sauce
• 15 ml lard
• 5 ml grated ginger
• 5 ml minced garlic
• 5 ml chopped red chili
• 1 pinch of black pepper
• 5 ml sesame oil
• 2 eggs
• Rice noodle noodles cooked to taste

How to prepare it step by step?

Preparation

1. Heat the lard in a skillet over medium heat. Add the ginger, garlic and red chilli, cooking until fragrant.
2. Add the fish sauce, soy sauce, shrimp paste, brown sugar and black pepper, stirring well to combine.
3. Add the chicken and crab broths, bringing the mixture to a boil.
4. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Beat the eggs and pour them in, cooking until cooked.
6. Ladle the soup into bowls, adding the crab meat, cooked rice noodles, cilantro, parsley and a drizzle of sesame oil.
7. Serve immediately.