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Crab Soup with Malabar Spinach
Rate this recipeA rustic soup from the poor countryside, passed down from long ago, that still keeps its charm and delicious flavor in Vietnamese cuisine.
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Ingredients
4
Time
45 minutes
Servings
3
Level
Easy
Ingredients
Paddy crabs
300 g
Malabar spinach
200 g
Jute leaves
100 g
Shallots
2 piece
Implementation Steps
01
- Soak the crabs in water to clean them for about 20 minutes before cooking.
- Remove the top shells and scoop the crab roe into a separate bowl.
- Remove the top shells and scoop the crab roe into a separate bowl.
02
- Pound the crabs in a mortar until fine, then strain to collect the liquid and discard the solids.
- Wash the Malabar spinach and jute leaves and cut into lengths.
- Finely mince the shallots.
- Wash the Malabar spinach and jute leaves and cut into lengths.
- Finely mince the shallots.
03
- Put 1.2 l of water in a pot with the crab liquid and heat, stirring as it warms.
- When it's about to boil, turn the heat down and cook until the crab sets into curds, then lift them out.
- When it's about to boil, turn the heat down and cook until the crab sets into curds, then lift them out.
04
- Heat another pot with 2 tablespoons of oil and fry the shallots until fragrant. Once fragrant, add 1.2 l of water.
- When it boils, add the Malabar spinach and jute leaves.
- When it boils, add the Malabar spinach and jute leaves.
05
- Season with 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder.
- Add the crab, cook for another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Your dish is done.
- Add the crab, cook for another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Your dish is done.
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Crab Soup with Malabar Spinach