Coconut Crab Udon Soup (4)
Ingredients
500
ml
chicken stock
400
ml
coconut milk
2
tbsp
cream cheese
optional
200
g
mixture of brown and white crabmeat
2
chicken stock cubes
crumbled
20
g
cornflour
2
x 200g
packets of ready-to-heat udon noodles
4
spring onions
finely chopped
4
coriander stems
leaves and stems finely chopped
4
Thai basil stems
leaves finely chopped
4
tsp
crispy fried shallots
shop-bought or homemade
Instructions
Put the chicken stock, coconut milk, 200ml water and the cream cheese (if using) into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
Add the crabmeat, crumbled stock cubes and ½ tsp salt, then lower the heat to medium and cook for 2 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix the cornflour and 40ml water together, then pour into the soup and stir for 10 seconds.
Add the udon and cook for a further 3 minutes until the noodles are soft and bouncy, then add the spring onions and remove from the heat.
Pour into your serving bowls and garnish with the herbs, crispy shallots and a pinch of black pepper.
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