Crab Asparagus Soup

Ingredients:

• Four (4) cups chicken stock  
• Two (2) eggs  
• Two (2 ) tablespoons peanut oil  
• One (1) pound asparagus  
• Eight (8) ounces Dungeness crab  
• One half (1/2) cup shallots  
• Three (3) tablespoons soy sauce  
• One (1) tablespoon cornstarch  
• Two (2) tablespoons fish sauce  
• Three (3) tablespoons cilantro  
• Three (3) tablespoons green onion  
• One (1) cup pea sprouts  
• One (1) tablespoon cornstarch  

Preparation:

1. Heat some oil and sweat some shallots until the vegetable turns clear.  
2. Sauté the crabmeat and asparagus in with the shallots  
3. Add the chicken stock and wait for it to boil.  Mix in the eggs with the soup and stir slowly  
4. In a separate bowl mix together the cornstarch and water. Pour into the soup when it has become slurry.  
5. Turn off the stove and add in the white pepper, soy sauce and fish sauce.  
6. Serve in bowls and top with the green onions, pea sprouts, tempura fried asparagus spears and cilantro. Serve it while it is hot.  

Crab asparagus soup combines the best of both worlds incorporating the use of seafood and vegetables into the dish. This dish serves four people.

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