crab & shrimp soup

Name: Crab & Shrimp Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) chicken stock; 6-8 cup(s) water; 3 - medium potatoes, diced large; 1 - bay leaf; 1 - medium onion, diced; 2 stalk(s) celery, diced, tops reserved; 500 gram(s) imitation crabmeat, chopped, 1 lb; 500 gram(s) shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed; - pepper to taste; - olive oil as needed; 1/2 cup(s) dry spaghetti, broken into 2 inch pieces

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Lee Thayer

Nakhon Si Thammarat

Updated on Oct 7, 2018

Soups are about the easiest dish to make, you need broth or stock, vegetables, and meats of your choice if desired. This soup was made on a whim with what I had on hand, and the stock is always homemade as well. The addition of the spaghetti is inspired by a good Russian friend who uses spaghetti in a lot of soups.

Rate

prep time 20 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Stove Top

yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

3 cups chicken stock
6-8 cups water
3 - medium potatoes, diced large
1 - bay leaf
1 - medium onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced, tops reserved
500 grams imitation crabmeat, chopped, 1 lb
500 grams shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed
- pepper to taste
- olive oil as needed
1/2 cup dry spaghetti, broken into 2 inch pieces

How To Make crab & shrimp soup

Step 1

Add the stock and water to a large pot and add the potatoes and bay leaf, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for about 15 minutes or so until the potatoes are nearly fork tender.

Step 2

While the potatoes are cooking, heat a non stick pan with a splash of olive oil and when hot, add the onion and diced celery. Stir often, you are not trying to brown this, just softening up onion and celery. When the onion and celery is softened, add that to the pot with the potatoes.
Step 3

When the potatoes are just about fork tender, add the chopped up crab sticks to the pot and just let the soup simmer on low heat. Add the broken spaghetti. Season with pepper to taste.
Step 4

While the soup is simmering and the spaghetti cooking, clean the shrimp and chop the celery tops. When the spaghetti is cooked, add the shrimp and the chopped celery tops to the pot.
Step 5

Turn off the heat and cover and the hot soup will cook the shrimp in a few minutes.
Step 6

When the shrimp are pink, remove the bay leaf, ladle into bowls and enjoy.
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