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Homemade Vietnamese Crab Soup Recipe
Crabmeat and Asparagus Soup (Mang Tay Nau Cua)

This homemade Vietnamese crab soup recipe makes a tasty seafood soup combining the savory blend of crabmeat, shallots, garlic, asparagus, and green onion. Enjoy this Mang Tay Nau Cua!

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 TBS fish sauce (Nuoc Cham)
  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • 6 chopped shallots
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups cubed crabmeat
  • 1 egg slightly beaten
  • 1 can white asparagus with juice or 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen asparagus if white is not available
  • 1 oz shredded cilantro or coriander
  • 1 thinly sliced green onion
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 TBS arrowroot or cornstarch
  • 2 TBS chilled water

Directions:

  1. Combine water and arrowroot/cornstarch and set aside.
  2. If using fresh or frozen asparagus, cook asparagus in the broth until tender before adding additional ingredients.
  3. Mix together the broth, sugar and salt, and half of the fish sauce. Bring ingredients to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer.
  4. Combine shallots, garlic and oil in a frying pan. Stir-fry until ingredients are aromatic. Add pepper, the crabmeat, and remaining fish sauce. Stir fry on high for one minute.
  5. Bring the broth back to a boil and then add the cornstarch mixture. Stir slowly until broth begins to thicken.
  6. Next, add beaten egg and stir gently.
  7. Add the crabmeat mixture and the canned asparagus with juice (if using) . Cook until remaining ingredients are hot.
  8. Garnish with coriander/cilantro, green onion and black pepper. Enjoy this crabmeat and asparagus soup.

Serves 4-6

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