Asparagus Crab Soup

In a large soup pot add the chicken broth and bring it to a boil.

Open the can of crab meat and slightly separate the meat with your hands.

Drain and rinse Asparagus Spears. Then cut into smaller pieces and set aside.

Drain and rinse Quail Eggs. Set aside.

Crack and beat the eggs. Set aside.

Make the tapioca starch mixture. Pour cold water into a bowl. Then gradually stir in the tapioca starch. Do not add in all the tapioca starch at once as it will become one big clump making it difficult to stir the mixture. Stir until all the tapioca starch has dissolved. Then set aside.

Place all items on the counter next to the soup pot.

Once the chicken broth is warm add in all the seasonings : Totole granulated chicken flavor soup base mix , white pepper , sesame oil and fish sauce.

Once the soup has come to a boil add the crab meat, asparagus spears and the quail eggs. Stir to combine everything.

Then the reduce the heat to LOW.

Time to add the Tapioca Starch mixture. Give it a quick stir then slowly add it into the soup. Only add in one ladle of the Tapioca Starch at a time until it reaches the desired consistency. Stir the soup and wait about a minute to add more of the Tapioca Starch to give the soup some time to thicken. Stir the Tapioca Starch once again before adding more of it into the soup. Add the 2nd ladle of the Tapioca Starch mixture and stir. Then pour in the rest of the mixture into the soup and stir. If the soup is not as thick as you'd like, make more of the tapioca starch mixture and add it to the soup until it reaches the desired thickness.

Now turn the heat to high and continue to slowly stir the soup until it comes to a bubble.

Once it has come to a bubble gradually add in the beaten egg while stirring in a circular motion. This will create the nice egg ribbons.

Once all of the beaten eggs have been added turn off the heat.

Sprinkle on some white pepper or black pepper. Garnish with the chopped cilantro and chopped green onions. You can also top with some of the Lee's Fried Onions ( optional ).

Serve immediately while hot otherwise the soup has a tendency to thin out as it cools.