Crab Drop Soup

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This is nothing but egg drop soup, jazzed up with crab meat. I prefer cooking this myself to minimize the amount of salt, because believe it or not, I actually care about my health…I use low-sodium chicken broth. And to further strengthen my campaign for “healthy eating”, I use only one egg yolk, the rest are egg whites. I can almost feel my six-pack abs forming as I’m typing this….

Sautee 1 cup of crab meat in olive oil and garlic, add some minced ginger. Set-aside
Sautee 1 cup of crab meat in olive oil and garlic, add some minced ginger. Set-aside
Beat 1 whole egg plus two egg whites, until foamy. Set aside
Beat 1 whole egg plus two egg whites, until foamy. Set aside
Bring to boil 4 cups of chicken stock
Bring to boil 4 cups of chicken stock
Slowly pour the beaten eggs, mixing throughout the entire process. This will ensure that eggs will clump uniformly. You don't want big and small pieces
Slowly pour the beaten eggs, mixing throughout the entire process. This will ensure that eggs will clump uniformly. You don’t want big and small pieces
Add the cooked crabs
Add the cooked crabs
Bring to a simmer again. then serve!
Bring to a simmer again, then serve!

Optional: You can add corn, to give the soup some nice crunch. You can also thicken it, restaurant style, by mixing two tablespoons of  corn starch and 1/4 cup water. Add this towards the end.

I have tried using chicken instead of crab and it’s just as good!

 

 

Crab Mac N Cheese

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Mac N Cheese is my ultimate comfort food. There’s nothing like pasta slathered in rich cream that makes all worldly troubles go away (temporarily at least), until that sinking feeling at the end of the meal when you realize you ate enough calories for a week. Anyway…we all have those days, so for that, here’s my recipe of a “grown-up” mac n cheese (no Velveeta for this one!).

Sautee 2 Tbsp of chopped garlic in a Tbsp of olive oil, along with half a stick of butter
Sautee 2 Tbsp of chopped garlic in a Tbsp of olive oil, along with half a stick of butter
Add about one cup of crab meat, cook for about 5 minutes
Add about one cup of crab meat, cook for about 5 minutes, set aside
Using the same bowl, add a cup of half and half, bring to scalding, then add two Tbsp of flour
Using the same pot, add a cup of half and half, bring to scalding, then add two Tbsp of flour
As it starts getting thick, add some nutmeg and cinnamon, and the usual salt and pepper
As it starts getting thick, add a cup of Parmesan cheese, allow to mix well then add nutmeg and cinnamon, and the usual salt and pepper
Add crab then pasta
Add crab then pasta

I am using conchiglie pasta for this one. I like that it’s hollow so it can scoop up some sauce and crab. I always add the pasta to the sauce because I really hate “under sauced” Mac n Cheese.

Put in baking dish and eat with hands. Just kidding!
Put in baking dish and eat with hands. Just kidding!

This is a very small serving, just so you know. I used up half a bag of pasta. I can eat all this in one sitting so I have to take it easy. Obviously, if you will be having company or running a triathlon tomorrow, feel free to double the size…