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Crab soup, Fadi style

Prep time 10 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Soaking time 10 minutes
Total 40 minutes
Crabs aren't for everyone, as they require a lot of work to prepare. But they taste so delicious that the effort is worthwhile 

Ingredients

  • 500g frozen or fresh crab
  • 1 lemon
  • 200 ml tomato puree
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • 1 Branch of thyme
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 Finger ginger 
  • 1/2  bunch of fresh parsley 
  • 1/2 bunch of fresh coriander 
  • 1/3 each of green, red and yellow chili peppers 
  • 1 Scotch bonnet chili pepper
  • 1 tbsp Magic Sauce
  • 300 ml water
  • pepper
  • Salt

Instructions 

  • Wash the crabs, place them in a pot with a little salt and the juice of half a lemon, and let them marinate for about 10 minutes 
  • Chop the parsley, coriander, ginger, and garlic, reserving half of the parsley and coriander for later 
  • Then add tomato puree, olive oil, chopped parsley, coriander, ginger and garlic, the sprig of thyme, the Scotch bonnet and ground pepper, then cover with water 
  • Let it simmer for about 25 minutes 
  • Then add the Magic Sauce and simmer for another 5 minutes.
  • Add the rest of the lemon juice and season to taste 
  • Arrange in a bowl and garnish with the finely chopped chili peppers (green, red, yellow), the remaining chopped parsley and coriander, and serve hot 

Notes

Bon appetite!
Fadi♥
 
Course: Soup, Appetizer
Cuisine: cuisine du monde
Keyword: cuisine du monde