Asian Food, Khmer cooking dinner recipes, Luffa with Crabs Soup, home food factory

crabs

🥗Healthier: shrimp

💰Cheaper: canned crab meat

Shrimp is lower in fat and more accessible.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth reduces calories and is suitable for vegetarians.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce offers a similar umami flavor.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity at a lower cost.

Wash and prepare the crabs, removing the shells and gills.

Add water to a pot and bring it to a boil.

Add salt to the boiling water.

Add the crabs to the pot and cook for about 1 minute.

Chop the garlic and add it to the boiling water.

Cut the luffa into pieces and add it to the pot.

Add two red chilies to the pot.

Stir the mixture well and cover the pot to cook for a while.

Add sugar and fish sauce to the pot and stir again.

Wait for a while until the soup is fragrant and ready to serve.

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