North Sea Crab Soup with Leek and White Wine

Name: North Sea Crab Soup with Leek and White Wine
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Belgian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 1 large leek, sliced; 1 shallot, chopped; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 4 cups fish stock; 1 medium potato, diced; 10 oz brown crab meat; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp chives, chopped; 3/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper

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A smooth, elegant crab soup with leek, white wine and a little cream. It has a rounded seafood flavor that makes it suitable for a festive starter as well as a seaside meal.

Serves: 4 people

Preparation time: 35 min

Ingredients

butter – 2 tbsp
leek, sliced – 1 large
shallot, chopped – 1
garlic, minced – 1 clove
tomato paste – 1 tbsp
dry white wine – 1/2 cup
fish stock – 4 cups
potato, diced – 1 medium
brown crab meat – 10 oz
heavy cream – 1/2 cup
paprika – 1/2 tsp
cayenne pepper – 1 pinch
lemon juice – 1 tbsp
chives, chopped – 2 tbsp
salt – 3/4 tsp
black pepper – 1/2 tsp

Method

1. Melt the butter and cook the leek, shallot and garlic for 5 minutes until soft.
2. Stir in the tomato paste, pour in the white wine and let it reduce slightly. Add the fish stock and potato and simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Blend the soup until smooth, then return it to low heat.
4. Stir in the crab meat, cream, paprika, cayenne and lemon juice, and heat gently for 4 minutes without boiling hard.
5. Season with salt and pepper, then finish with chives before serving.