Vermouth Crab

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cups dry vermouth
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 cooked Dungeness crab (about 2 lb. each), cleaned and cracked
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Preparation

1. 1. In a 5- to 6-quart pan, mix cornstarch with a little of the broth. Then add remaining broth, vermouth, soy sauce, ginger, lemon peel, lemon juice, and thyme.
2. 2. Stirring often, bring the broth mixture to a boil over high heat. Add crab, reduce heat, and simmer, continuing to stir often, until crab is hot, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.
3. 3. Ladle crab and broth equally into wide bowls.