To make standard crab soup, housewives need to prepare all the following ingredients: 2-3 fresh crabs; 500g rice flour banh canh; 300g pork bones; 200g fresh shrimp; 1 onion, tapioca starch with shallots, scallions, cilantro, fish sauce, salt, sugar, seasoning and pepper...
Accordingly, pre-process crabs and pork bones first. Crabs need to be washed, the shell part is separated, the plaster is removed and taken away. Pork bones need to be blanched in boiling water before being washed thoroughly.
Next, put pork bones in a pot and simmer with shallots and onions with 1.5 - 2 liters of water and simmer for about 45 - 60 minutes. Housewives should also pay attention to regularly removing the foam to make the broth clear. Then, season with salt, sugar, seasoning powder and a little fish sauce to taste.
Next step is to boil crab and shrimp (after peeling, removing the gill) for about 7 - 10 minutes until cooked. Arrange the crab and shrimp on a plate, wait for it to cool, then take the crab meat, keeping the gill in the gizzard.
The step is to sauté shallots with oil until fragrant, then add the crab roe and stir gently. Put all this mixture in the broth that has been mixed with tapioca starch with a little cold water, continue to stir gently until the broth reaches a thick consistency.
Blanch the banh canh in boiling water, then put it in a large bowl. Arrange the crab meat and shrimp before pouring hot broth. Add scallions, cilantro and a little pepper sprinkled on top. Housewives can also add a little blood to make the crab banh canh rich and attractive.
