Рецепт Shrimp & Crab Soup
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- Wash red and green peppers; remove core, seeds and tough inner ribs. Cut peppers into small pcs (about 1/4 inch long). Cut carrots crosswise into thin slices. (You should have about 1 c. each red and green peppers and 1 c. of the carrots.
- In small bowl, using a fork, crush tomatoes and break them into small pcs. Stud whole white onion with the whole cloves and cut the shallots into thin slices. Put 3 c. water and chicken broth in a 5 to 6 qt saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat.
- When liquid is at a full rolling boil, add in red and green peppers, carrots, tomatoes, clove-studded onion, sliced shallots, celery, basil, thyme, turmeric, bay leaf and crushed, dry red pepper flakes. Return to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 min.
- Meanwhile, cook shrimp: Put 2 c. water and salt in a 2 qt saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat and add in shrimp, all at once. Return to boil, remove from heat, cover and let stand 3 min. Drain shrimp, reserving 1 c. liquid. Cold shrimp till they are easy to handle.
- Using fingers, peel shrimp; throw away shells. Using a small sharp knife, slit shrimp lengthwise down the center back; remove and throw away dark inner vein and then rinse shrimp to clean. (You can clean raw shrimp this same way.)
- Add in shrimp, reserved cooking liquid, crabmeat and lemon juice to soup. Cook gently, uncovered, for 10 min. Remove and throw away clove- studded onion. Add in parsley at the end of the cooking time. Taste and season with salt if you like. Makes 6 to 8 servings.