Asparagus Crab Soup (Sup Mang Tay Cua)
| Yield: | 6 Servings |
| Categories: | Soups |
| 2 1/2 | qt | Water |
| 2 | lb | Pork bones |
| 2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | tb | Fish sauce (nuoc mam) |
| 1 | ts | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | Clove garlic; chopped | |
| 2 | Shallots or scallions; chopped white part | |
| 1/2 | lb | Crab meat; fresh, frozen, or canned |
| 1/4 | ts | Freshly ground black pepper |
| Cornstarch dissolved in: | ||
| 2 | tb | Water |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | cn | (15-oz) white asparagus; undrained |
| 1/4 | c | Chopped fresh coriander (Chinese parsley) |
| 1/4 | c | Chopped scallion greens |
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