Coconut Crab Soup with Shrimp

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    647 kcal

  • Course

    Soup

  • Cuisine

    Thai

Coconut Crab Soup with Shrimp

This Thai-inspired crab soup has a lemon grass, peanut butter coconut milk broth with chiles and is loaded with basil, shrimp and crab meat.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 lb crab meat thawed
  • 1 lb medium shrimp deveined
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp lemon grass paste (See Note 1)
  • 1 Jalapeño sliced lengthwise
  • 14 oz Can coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
  • 3 tbsp chili paste
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 8 oz sliced water chestnuts drained
  • 20 leaves basil Thai preferred

Instructions

  1. Remove any shells from shrimp, rinse and drain. Drain excess water from thawed or fresh crab meat. Set aside.
  2. Heat chicken stock in a stock pot over medium heat. Add the lemon grass paste and jalapeno. Bring to a boil, lower heat to simmer and cook 15 minutes. Discard jalapeno.
  3. Add the coconut milk, peanut butter, chili paste and fish sauce. Stir to incorporate.
  4. Add the seafood and water chestnuts to the pot and cook on low for another 5 minutes until heated through and serve topped with basil.

Notes

  • With the side of your knife smash the bulb ends of the lemon grass. Trim the top ends off and chop each stalk in half.
  • If you prefer to use fresh lemon grass stalks: its a 1:1 ratio, for every tablespoon of lemon grass paste use 1 lemon grass stalk. With the side of your knife smash the bulb ends of the lemon grass. Trim the top ends off and chop each stalk in half.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 647kcal (32%) Carbohydrates 34g (11%) Protein 50g (100%) Fat 26.9g (41%) Saturated Fat 7.9g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5.7g Monounsaturated Fat 11.2g Trans Fat 0.01g Cholesterol 198mg (66%) Sodium 2271mg (95%) Potassium 1184mg (34%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 433IU (9%) Vitamin C 19mg (21%) Calcium 157mg (16%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 647 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 647kcal 32%
Carbohydrates 34g 11%
Protein 50g 100%
Fat 26.9g 41%
Saturated Fat 7.9g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.7g 34%
Monounsaturated Fat 11.2g 56%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 198mg 66%
Sodium 2271mg 95%
Potassium 1184mg 25%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 433IU 9%
Vitamin C 19mg 21%
Calcium 157mg 16%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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