Alaska King Crab Bitter Orange Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup (1/2 lb) Alaska King Crab meat
4 cups Water
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 cloves Garlic, sliced
1/3 cup thinly sliced Onion
3/4 cup bitter Orange Juice
1 tsp Lemon Juice

Preparation Method :

In a heavy pot, bring the water to a rolling boil.
Reduce heat to simmer.
In a separate pan, heat the oil.
Add the garlic and sauté 5 minutes on low heat.
Remove the garlic and discard.
Add the onion and sauté 7 minutes.
Transfer the onion to the simmering water.
Cook 20 minutes, then stir in the crab meat.
Simmer an additional 2 minutes, then add the bitter orange and lemon juices.
Serve immediately. This soup can be refrigerated and reheated.

Cream of King Crab Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 cups (1 lb) King Crab meat
• 2 quarts Milk
• 1/2 small Red Onion, finely chopped
• 2 Tbsp finely chopped Celery
• 2 Tbsp Butter
• 1 Tbsp Flour
• 1 tsp chopped fresh Parsley
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/3 tsp White Pepper
• Paprika

Method :

Prepare a large double boiler. Combine the milk, onion, celery, flour , parsley, salt and pepper. Cook mixture in the double boiler 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the crab meat and cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture is thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with a small pinch of paprika and serve immediately.

Thick Soup

Thick soups are classified depending upon the type of thickening agent used:

1. Purées are vegetable soups thickened with starch
2. Bisques are made from puréed shellfish or vegetables thickened with cream
3. Cream soups may be thickened with béchamel sauce
4. Veloutés are thickened with eggs, butter and cream.

Other ingredients commonly used to thicken soups and broths include rice, flour and grains.

Classification

Soup is a food that is made by combining ingredients, such as meat and vegetables in stock or hot/boiling water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth.

Traditionally, soups are classified into two broad groups: clear soups and thick soups. The established French classifications of clear soups are bouillon and consommé.

CHOWDERS

A chowder is a soups that has seafood as the main ingredients. Often, vegetables and crackers are added to thicken the soup and enhance the flavor.

When we need soup?

In winters when the bones are clattering and the teeth are chattering when one thinks of food, the first thing that comes to mind is a bowl of hot and steaming spicy soup.

HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Ingredients:

• 2tbsp. chili sauce or to taste
• 11/2tbsp. Corn flour / corn starch
• 1 tbsp Soya sauce
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 2tbsp. Capsicum / green bell pepper (chopped)
• 2tbsp spring onions (chopped)
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 2tbsp. carrots (chopped)
• 1/4th cup chopped cabbage
• A small block of cottage cheese / organic tofu (thinly sliced), optional
• 1tsp. Black Pepper powder or to taste
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• A pinch Monosodium glutamate
• Salt to taste
• 4 cups water

Preparation:

• Mix 4 cups of water, Chili sauce, Soya sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper powder and Monosodium glutamate and bring to boil.
• Now add all the chopped vegetables except cottage cheese . Cook for a minute on a medium heat.
• Dissolve corn starch in 1/2 cup water and add to the soup stirring constantly till it becomes thick.
• Cook for a minute, add cottage cheese slices.
• Serve hot .
• Hot and sour soup should be prepared just before consuming and should be served fresh, else it will lose the taste.