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Main course · Mexican

Sopa de Elote con Jaiba (Sweetcorn and Crab Soup)

30 min Serves 4 ~197 kcal/serving ~£9.00 (£2.25/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-freePescatarian

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Ingredients

  • 300 g white crab meat
  • 3 sweetcorn cobs
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 700 ml fish stock
  • 15 g fresh coriander
  • 1 lime

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
197 kcal
Protein
19 g
Carbohydrate
23.9 g
of which sugars
6.2 g
Fat
2.7 g
of which saturates
0.3 g
Fibre
3.4 g
Salt
2.11 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Cut the kernels from the sweetcorn cobs with a sharp knife.

  2. 2

    Fry the onion and garlic cloves in a large pan for 5 minutes until soft.

  3. 3

    Add the sweetcorn kernels and fish stock and simmer for 12 minutes until the corn is tender.

  4. 4

    Stir in the white crab meat and warm through for 2 minutes.

  5. 5

    Scatter with fresh coriander and serve with a squeeze of lime.

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