SALAD & SOUP RECIPES
Looking for easy, simple and healthy Mexican recipes? Try these ones for salads and soups.
Salad & Soup Recipes
Crab Soup
From 'Mexico The Cookbook' by Margarita Carrillo Arronte
The soft, tender crab meat compliments with the chilli and garlic-based soup to creatre a well rounded dish.Ingredients
- 18 cascabel chillies, dry roasted
- 3 ancho chillies, dry roasted
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 250g crab meat
- 2 pints fish stock
- 2kg crabs, halved
- 1 sprig epazote, plus extra, chopped, to garnish
- Salt and pepper
Recipe
- Put the chillies into a heatproof bowl, add boiling water to cover, and let soak for 15 minutes.
- Put the chillies and their soaking water in a blender with the garlic and process until thoroughly combined. Strain.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes until translucent.
- Add the crabmeat, increase the heat to medium, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the chilli-garlic mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, then add the stock.
- Add the crabs and epazote and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Season to taste and remove the pan from the heat. Discard the epazote sprig.
- Serve in soup bowls, garnished with chopped epazote.
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