Chinese Stock and Soups Recipes - Crab Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 90 ml/6 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 3 onions, chopped

• 225 g/8 oz white and brown crab meat

• 1 slice ginger root, minced

• 1.2 l/2 pts/5 cups chicken stock

• 150 ml/2/3cup rice wine or dry sherry

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• salt and freshly ground pepper

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the onions until soft but not browned. Add the crab meat and ginger and stir-fry for 5 minutes.

2. Add the stock, wine or sherry and soy sauce, season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil then simmer for 5 minutes.