Tasty Flower Crab Soup
By: Blackswan
Published: Friday, May 4, 2012 - 1:30am

Ingredients




1 Flower Crab
250g Enoki
1 sprig Spring Onion
500ml Chicken broth
5 tbsp Carnation Evaporate Milk
1 tso Oyster sauce
½ tsp Salt
! tsp minced Ginger
2 tsp Chinese Cooking Wine

Preparation

1 When choosing crab, get one with roes for tastier soup base. 2 Wash crab thoroughly. Remove crab legs by twisting & pulling them off. Loosen shell by lifting it, then turning crab over to remove shell by peeling it apart from body as shown in pix . 3 Dispose gills from body. Rinse crab. 4 Crack the legs. 5 Cut off roots from Enoki & set aside. 6 Heat stock & add crabs. Simmer for about 10 mins. Over-cooking will turn meat tough. 7 Add Enoki, Spring Onion, Milk, seasonings & stir well. Lastly, add wine to your aromatic soup & you’re ready to serve your tasty dish!

About

Chinese loves adding Flower Crabs when making Steamboat as the meat is really sweet. Steaming it in a distinct sauce is also one of the most common methods of cooking this crab.