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                              Crabmeat Soup

Recipe By     : The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chinese                          Soups

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      cup           cooked crabmeat
   2                    eggs
     1/2  head          Boston lettuce
   1      tablespoon    cornstarch
     1/4  cup           water
   6      cups          stock
     3/4  teaspoon      salt
          dash          pepper

Flake and pick over crabmeat.  Beat eggs lightly.  Chop lettuce. Blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste.

Bring stock to a  boil. Add salt and pepper. Stir in eggs quickly; reduce heat to medium. Add cornstarch paste and cook stirring, until soup thickens and is smooth. 

Add crabmeat and lettuce and cook, stirring, only to heat through.

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