CARROT AND CRAB SOUP

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 96/June 9 - CARROT AND CRAB SOUP

CARROT AND CRAB SOUP

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 1 lb carrot, sliced
• 1 pc bay leaf
• 2 tbsp white rice (uncooked)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp lemon zest
• 300g cooked crab meat
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbsp chives, minced
• chives, chopped (for garnish)

PROCEDURE:

• 1. In a pot, melt butter and saute' onion, carrots, bay leaf, white rice, salt, black pepper and cumin. Cook, stirring, until onions are soft.
• 2. Add 5 cups water and bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
• 3. Puree soup in a blender until smooth. Return soup to pt, stir in lem on zest, and heat again.
• 4. In a small bowl, toss crab with lemon juice and minced chives.
• 5. Put crab mixture in the center of each bowl, then ladle soup.
• 6. Garnish with chopped chives.