Ingrédients :

•   2 giant crabs
•   1 liter of water
•   1 spoon of soja sauce
•   3 branches of citronelle
•   2 spoons of gratted ginger
•   1 or 2 sliced chilis
•   2 zests of lime
•   1 1 boiled sweet potato
•   Fresh mint leaves

Cook the crabs in boiling water for 5 minutes.

And cut in 4 pieces.

Put the 4 pieces of crabs in a frying pan with moderate heat.

Add the water, leave it to boil, let simmer for a few minutes and scum the surface.

Pour the broth in a pan and heat for 5 minutes with moderate heat, add the soja sauce, the citronelle finely scliced, the gratted ginger, the chili and the zests of lime.

Immerse the crabs in the broth for 2 minutes.

Slice the sweet potatoes and dispose them in a plate with the mint leaves.

Then add the crab
and the broth...

Enjoy!

Bon appétit !

The recipe of the Giant crab soup with citronelle and sweet potatoes has been prepared by the Seychelles' chef of the restaurant “Café des Iles” in Paris (Photos © Patrick Hamon).