Crab Meat Egg Drop Soup 蟹肉蛋花汤

Egg drop soup is a Chinese soup of wispy beaten eggs in boiled broth. Condiments such as peas, corns, seafood or meat are optional, but commonly added to the soup for greater flavour. 

Whenever I brought my kid to the wet market, he would "drag" me to the fish stall to buy seafood. Happened in June holiday when the boy accompanied me to the market, he spotted flower crab and told me to cook crab meat soup for him. Well, this is something that I would never include in my school holiday menu because I don't want to spare so much time in the kitchen removing flesh from the shell. But, he insisted and promised he would wait patiently for the delicious crab meat egg drop soup. And so, I have cooked this and the boy loved it so much! 


Ingredients: 材料

(A) To prepare the broth: 上汤材料

2 Flower Crab 花蟹 2 只 

2 cloves Garlic, peel and sliced 蒜头 2瓣，切片

4 slices Ginger 姜 4片

1 Shallot, peel and sliced 小葱头 1粒，切片

800ml Chicken Broth 鸡汤 800毫升

2 tbsp Shao Xing Hua Tiao Wine 绍兴花雕酒 2汤匙

200ml Water 水 200毫升


To prepare 1 serving of egg drop soup: 蛋花汤材料（一人份）

70g Crab Meat 蟹肉 70克

300g Homemade Broth (A) 上汤 300克

1 tbsp Frozen Green Peas 青豆 1汤匙

1 tsp Shallot Oil 葱油 1小匙

1 Egg 鸡蛋 1粒

Salt and pepper, add to taste 盐和胡椒粉 适量

Some Coriander 芫荽 少许


Corn Starch Solution: 将以下材料混合均匀，备用。
喜欢浓稠的汤，可以加多一些玉米粉／粟粉
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Add more corn flour if you like thick soup.

1 tsp Corn Flour 玉米粉／粟粉 1小匙

2 tsp Water 水 2小匙

1/2 tsp Fish Sauce 鱼露 1/2 小匙

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Method: 步骤

Prepare the broth:
准备上汤

1. Heat oil in a pot, add in garlic, ginger and shallot, fry until fragrant.
锅里烧热油，加入蒜头，姜和小葱头，爆香。

2. Add in chicken broth, Shao Xing wine and water, bring to boil. Add in crab, reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for about 10 minutes or until cooked. 
加入鸡汤，绍兴花雕酒和水，煮滚。加入花蟹，盖上，中火煮10分钟左右或至熟。

3. Take out the crab and let it cooled for 5 minutes. Remove the crab meat and return the shells into the pot, bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain and reserve the broth. 
取出花蟹，待凉后取肉。蟹壳放入汤里，煮滚后盖上继续焖煮30分钟。过滤，上汤备用。

Prepare the Egg Drop Soup:
准备蛋花汤

4. Add 300g broth into a saucepan. Add in peas and bring to boil.
锅里加入300克上汤。加入青豆，煮滚。

5. Add in shallot oil and crab meat, stir in corn starch solution. Add salt and pepper to taste, stir in beaten egg and remove from heat immediately. Do not overcooked the egg. Garnish with coriander and serve warm.
加入葱油和蟹肉，拌入勾芡材料。加盐和胡椒粉调味，拌入已打散的鸡蛋，立刻熄火。加芫荽，即可享用。若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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