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Crab and corn egg drop soup

Published: 05.20.2020 » Last updated: 06.18.2022

A Chinese style egg drop soup with shredded kanikama, sweet corn kernels and scallions in chicken broth slightly thickened with starch. It’s “crab” and corn soup for people with crab allergy.

Crab and corn egg drop soup

For cooks who keep a pack or two of kanikama in the freezer regularly, this soup would be a considered a pantry dish.

For people who aren’t well acquainted with kanikama, know that although they may all look the same in the frozen section of the grocery, they aren’t made equal.

Inferior kanikama turns soggy when thawed and it’s hard to separate the sticks into shreds. It does take time to identify which brand is good and which is not, and you may need to experiment to find out which is the best among those available in your area.

Shredded kanikama (imitation crab sticks)

But if you plan on making kanikama a regular ingredient in your home cooking, it will save you a lot of time (and money) later to know which brands to avoid.

Crab and corn egg drop soup

Connie Veneracion
This soup is about color, texture and interplay of flavors. Some cooks take a short cut by simply slicing the kanikama into rings before adding to the broth. The thing is that small pieces of kanikama tend to get lost in the myriad of ingredients. I urge you to spend extra effort to shred each stick into strands to properly appreciate kanikama.
Crab and corn egg drop soup
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine Asian Fusion
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups chicken bone broth
  • salt - to taste
  • ground black pepper - to taste
  • ½ cup sweet corn kernels - (if using canned, drain well)
  • ½ cup thinly sliced scallions - separated into white/light green and dark green portions
  • 2 tablespoons tapioca starch - or corn starch
  • 4 pieces kanikama (imitation crab sticks)
  • 4 eggs - beaten

Instructions
 

  • Bring the broth to a boil in a sauce pan. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the corn and white/light green portion of the scallions. Simmer, covered, for five minutes (a few minutes longer is using fresh raw corn).
  • Meanwhile, shred the kanikama into thin strips.
  • Disperse the starch in two tablespoons water and pour into the soup. Stir until the broth is clear and slightly thickened. Cover and simmer for another five minutes.
  • Stir in the kanikama and dark green portion of the scallion stalks. Allow to boil gently for half a minute. Turn off the heat.
  • Pour the beaten eggs in a thin stream over the entire surface of the soup. Count 10 seconds before stirring gently.
  • Taste your "crab" and corn egg drop soup one last time, and add more salt and pepper if needed, before serving.
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Keyword egg drop soup, imitation crab stick, kanikama

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Connie Veneracion, Chiang Mai, 2020

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