Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Today, TasteVN will introduce you to a simple, hot, and extremely delicious shredded chicken crab soup recipe! This soup dish is incredibly appealing and will surely impress any diner. Let’s get cooking together!
Ingredients for Shredded Chicken Crab Soup Serves 8 people
Sea crab 2 crabs (400g crab meat) Bone-in chicken breast 1 kg Imitation crab sticks 100 g Chicken eggs 2 eggs Quail eggs 10 eggs Century eggs 5 eggs Carrot 1 piece Sweet corn 1 ear Shiitake mushrooms 100 g Onion 1/2 piece Cornstarch 100 g Tapioca starch 100 g Green onions 1 stalk Cilantro a little Sesame oil 2 tablespoons Common spices a little (Salt/Seasoning/Black pepper) Rock sugar 2 tablespoons
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh sea crab
You can choose to buy live crabs or pre-shelled crabs.
- For live crabs, when selecting, look for a dull gray shell on the outside, press the belly of the crab and it should feel firm, a large belly indicates the crab has a lot of meat.
- You should choose a really fresh crab, where the barnacles are still firmly attached to the body, the legs and claws move vigorously, and the spines on the claws and shell are still sharp.
- Avoid crabs that have pale claws and a shell that looks slightly green; if you press the belly and it feels soft, that crab is watery, spongy, low in meat, and not tasty.
- For pre-shelled crab meat, you should choose pieces that are not broken apart, with clear meat fibers, the crab meat should taste sweet, and importantly, the crab meat must be stored by the seller in the freezer freezer at the best temperature < 0 degrees C for no more than 30 days.
How to choose good chicken breast
- To prepare a delicious dish, you should choose chicken breast pieces with white skin, as this indicates it is from a larger chicken which has better and firmer meat; younger chickens often have more flaky meat.
- If you buy skinless chicken breast, observe the layer of fat on the chicken. You should choose the fat that is white for better taste.
- Choose breast pieces that have fewer stripes in the meat fibers. The more stripes there are, the less fat and protein they contain; moreover, these stripes will make the chicken hard to absorb seasonings and sauces during cooking.
- You should buy chicken breast with bones to make a more delicious and sweeter broth.
Where to buy crab sticks and century eggs?
- You can buy crab sticks, century eggs at supermarkets, food stores such as the nearest Bách hoá XANH supermarket or buy online through the website bachhoaxanh.com.
- For century eggs, you can also make them easily at home following the instructions from TasteVN.
Tools needed
How to make shredded chicken crab soup
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Prepare the crab
After buying the crab, do not cut the string yet but puncture the crab first.
Flip the crab over and use scissors or a sharp knife to poke straight into the hollow part until the legs and claws are fully extended, then wash thoroughly with salt water.
After cleaning the crab, place it in a steamer until it turns orange, then take it out and let it cool on a plate.
Next, separate the crab shell onto a plate first to prevent the roe from spilling out, remove the crab’s gills, and take the meat.
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Prepare other ingredients
Wash the chicken meat with salted water and then rinse it with cold water to clean.
Next, wash the shiitake mushrooms and chop them finely. For the crab sticks, just shred them.
Then, wash the carrots, peel them, and dice them.
After boiling the chicken to make the broth, take it out to cool and then shred it.
After boiling the corn, remove the cob and take the kernels.
For the onion, peel, wash, and cut it into wedges.
Next, peel the quail eggs and the century eggs that have been boiled.
Then, crack the shells of 2 chicken eggs, separating the yolks and whites into 2 bowls.
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Making the broth
Add 2 liters of cold water to the pot, place the pot on the stove, and turn on the heat.
Next, add the chicken breast with bones to boil, then add sweet corn, onion, coriander roots, and a few slices of ginger to the pot.
Boil for about 15 minutes over medium-high heat, then remove the ingredients to a plate, leaving only the broth in the pot.
Tip: Add onion and coriander roots to the broth to reduce the smell of the chicken breast. -
Making the soup
First, add the finely chopped carrots to the pot of water, wait until the water boils again, then gradually add the corn kernels, shredded chicken, mushrooms, shredded crab sticks, and crab meat.
Use a ladle to stir the soup, wait until the water boils a little stronger, then season with 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of rock sugar, and 1.5 tablespoons of seasoning powder.
Continue to stir the broth with the ladle to dissolve all the seasonings.
Tip: When the water boils, remember to use a ladle to skim off some foam to make the water clearer.Put tapioca starch and corn flour in a bowl, pour in 100ml of filtered water, then use chopsticks to mix until the flour is completely dissolved.
When the water is boiling strongly, reduce the heat and slowly add the flour mixture.
Tip: While adding the flour, stir the soup continuously to prevent lumps from forming.Next, gradually pour the egg whites and yolks through sieve into the soup pot to create beautiful egg swirls.
Add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and stir well to enhance the aroma of the soup.Finally, adjust the seasoning to taste and turn off the heat.
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Completion
Serve the crab soup in a bowl, add 1 quail egg, half a boiled century egg, 1 piece of crab stick, and season with 1 teaspoon of sesame oil. The final step is to sprinkle a little chopped green onion and pepper on the surface of the soup to have a complete crab chicken soup dish.
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Final Product
The nutritious chicken crab soup with a sweet broth from chicken, carrots, and corn. It has an eye-catching color of crab and accompanying vegetables.
The creamy, sweet flavor is rich in calcium and vitamins, making it very good for health. This dish is very suitable to enjoy on cold, dreary days or as an appetizer at family gatherings.
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Hope that through TasteVN’s sharing, you will have a very simple, hot, and delicious how to cook shredded chicken crab soup for your family. Let’s get into the kitchen and make this delicious dish!
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