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Vietnamese crab asparagus soup
Easy and elegant Vietnamese crab asparagus soup
- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 asparagus spears
- 1 1/2 cups stock
- 1/2 cup crab meat ((tightly packed))
- 1 tablespoon corn starch ((or more to achieve desired consistency))
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon fish sauce
- black pepper
- cilantro, finely chopped
Instructions
- 1
Slice asparagus spears on the diagonal.
- 2
Pour stock into a small saucepan over medium heat, bring it to a simmer and add crab meat. Give it a stir.
- 3
Add asparagus and let it cook for a few minutes until tender.
- 4
Dissolve cornstarch into water, mix really well, then pour the mixture slowly into the saucepan while stirring gently to thicken the soup.
- 5
Add fish sauce and adjust seasoning as desired. Bring the soup to a simmer again and turn off the heat, transfer to serving bowls.
- 6
Add black pepper, cilantro and enjoy.