Vietnamese Asparagus and Crabmeat Soup Recipe

Asparagus and Crabmeat Soup Recipe

(Mang Tay Nau Cua)

Asparagus and Crabmeat Soup is called Mang Tay Nau Cua in Vietnamese. This is a very delicous formula for your launch or dinner.
Today, Vietnamese Food will show you how to cook this dish in step by step.

Ingredients : Serves 4 - 6
4 cups (1 3/4 pints) 25 ml 1/2 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon 1 tablespoon 6 2 cloves 250 g 1 425 g 15 g 1 1/4 teaspoon 2 tablespoon 2 tablespoon	Chicken broth Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese fish sauce) Sugar Salt Vegetable oil Shallots (chopped) Garlic (chopped) Crabmeat Egg (lightly beaten) White asparagus spears (cut into 2 1/2 cm sections with canning liquid reserved) Coriander (cilantro) leaves, shredded Green onion (scallion), thinly sliced Freshly ground black pepper Mix together : Cornstarch or arrowroot Cold water
Method : If white asparagus is unavailable, use frozen or fresh asparagus (in this case, add the fresh asparagus to the broth from the very beginning and cook until tender, before adding the remaining ingredients). Combine the broth, 1 tablespoon/15 ml of the fish sauce, the sugar, and salt in the 3 quarter/5 1/4 pint soup pot or Dutch oven. bring to a boil. reduce the heat and simmer. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the shallots and garlic and stir-fry until aromatic. Add the crabmeat, the remaining 2 teaspoon/10 ml fish sauce, and black pepper to taste. Stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute. Set aside. Bring the soup to a boil. Add the cornstarch mixture and stir gently until the soup thickens and is clear. While the soup is actively boiling, add the egg and stir gently. Continue to stir for about 1 minute. Add the crabmeat mixture and asparagus with its canning liquid; cook gently until heated through. Transfer the soup to a heated tureen. Sprinkle with the coriander, green onion (scallion), and freshly ground black pepper.