Recipe: Green Asparagus and Crab Soup

Name: Green Asparagus and Crab Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: One bunch of green asparagus; 200 g (7 oz) of canned crab meat; 20 g (0.7 oz) of salted butter; 50 cl (2.1 cups) of chicken stock; 25 cl (1.1 cups) of liquid crème fraîche; Half a peeled potato cut into pieces; 1 hard-boiled egg; Salt, white pepper; A small bunch of chervil

By smtpat 4.5/5 (12 reviews) · 🍳 24 made it

Prep 10 min

Cook 20 min

Total 30 min

Servings 4 serv.

Ingredients for 4 servings

Adjust for

servings

One bunch of green asparagus
200 g (7 oz) of canned crab meat
20 g (0.7 oz) of salted butter
50 cl (2.1 cups) of chicken stock
25 cl (1.1 cups) of liquid crème fraîche
Half a peeled potato cut into pieces
1 hard-boiled egg
Salt, white pepper
A small bunch of chervil

Step-by-step directions

1 Finely chop the hard-boiled egg and set aside.

2 Finely chop the chervil and set aside.

3 Trim the asparagus feet and cut the bunch into sections.

4 In a cocotte, sauté the asparagus pieces and potato with a small knob of butter.

5 Add the chicken stock and cream, season with salt and pepper.

6 Cook covered for 15 minutes over low heat.

7 Blend.

8 Add the crab meat and let cook for another 5 minutes.

9 Add the hard-boiled egg, stir and remove from heat.

10 Serve very hot in bowls and sprinkle with chervil.

Chef Patrick's Comment

Good recipe, one tip: don't cut the asparagus feet when you are going to peel them, they will break on their own and moreover I find it a shame to blend green asparagus rather than have small pieces (texture).