Soups & Stocks
INGREDIENTS
Crab, cleaned, rinsed, quartered
Prawn, whole
Green garlic (or 1pc whole garlic)
Lemongrass
White peppercorn
Mah kwan pepper
Chenin blanc
Spring onion bottoms
Cherry tomato, halved
Galangal
Thai celery
Sugar cane
Dried prawn
Dried bael fruit
Banana chili powder
Bay leaf
METHOD
Heat oil in medium stockpot, then add green garlic, mah kwan, white peppercorns, and toast over high heat, then add crab and prawn, continue cooking over high heat for about 5 minutes.
Add chenin blanc, tomatoes, spring onion bottoms, and galangal, reduce by about 1/2, then add water to cover with all remaining ingredients, continue cooking over medium-low heat for about 2 hours, then pass through chinois, continue reduction, adjust as needed, chill, and reserve for service.