Asian corn and crab chowder recipe

February 17, 3:35 PMNutrition ExaminerAnnie Kay

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Chocolates and desserts don't really move me. Much. They're good, but I don't yearn and dream about them. For me, it's butter. And creaminess. If health were no object, I'd live on various combinations of dairy and starch. Mac & cheese, baked potatoes with butter, bread and butter. Fruits and vegetables are what my higher self eats. For my reptilian side it's starch and butter.

Whew. Enough of that. Since health is an object, and my ticker isn't getting any younger, I do my best to steer my palate to more elevated obsessions. That's where a good, sweet crab meat, and fresh sweet corn come in.

This recipe, I think is a combination of several tastes I have that mojo for. Crab, corn, ginger, lime and just a touch of butter is all you need to make this soup a rich, creamy, flavorful and healthful affair.

Use the best crab meat you can find. I've used fresh stone crab for this with great results, and canned crab for decent results. This is actually a good recipe to make if you find some fresh excellent crab meat in the grocery, and it is a crowd pleaser that's pretty easy, so good dinner party fare.

Asian corn and crab chowder

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 16 oz bag frozen baby corn, or equivalent fresh, divided
• 1 c low fat milk
• 1 8 oz bottle clam juice
• 4 Tbsp sliced scallions, separate white from green ends
• 2 tsp fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 4 1/2 tsp fresh lime juice, divided
• Tbsp butter
• 4 oz cooked crab,flaked

Directions

Bring all but 1/2 cup of the corn, plus the milk to a boil in a medium soup pot. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Puree this mixture in a blender until smooth. Add clam juice, white part of scallions, 1 tsp ginger and blend again. Return this mixture to pot, over medium-low heat. Add lime juice.

In a separate saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter. Toss in remaining green scallion, ginger, and crab, and saute.

Ladle soup into small bowls and top with crab meat mixture.