I heard about this recipe from a friend who found it from a website called Recipesia.com and since I usually only like soups that have a tangy or spicy or citrusy twist to it, it sounded like it would be very at home on my tastebuds so last night we tried it out. Results at the bottom!

We’ve changed it up a bit, please see the original if you’d prefer but we wanted to experiment with more peppers and less fishy things! Firstly, get together the ingredients.

2 tablespoons butter
1-2 onions, (depending on your preference), finely chopped
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped red pepper, 1 cup yellow pepper
1/4 teaspoons fish sauce
2 cups clam juice (We didn’t find this personally so we’ve left it out of ours)
1/2 cup peeled and chopped potato
1/2 cup half-and-half or skim evaporated milk
1 pound crabmeat

Firstly, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Throw in the onion, peppers and celery next. Also add the fish sauce and clam juice. Cover and let it heat up for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Next, add the potato; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover partially, and simmer until potato is very tender, about 30 minutes. (We had to do about 45 mins so it might take longer for you too).

Working in batches, purée soup in blender. Return soup to saucepan. Add half-and-half; bring to a simmer. Mix in crab. Season to taste. Cover; let stand 1 minute. Ladle into bowls.

Results! Sara didn’t really like it but then she’s not really a huge seafood fan. I loved it though, and even added some lemon juice into my bowl for some extra zest. We had garlic bread with it and it was all in all pretty filling and refreshing for a main course dinner!