Soupe d’Étrillés

Brittany has a strong dualist tradition. When God created sole, say the Bretons, the devil made skate, and when He made lobster, the devil responded with crab. Certainly there is little to be done with ‘étrilles’, jagged creatures with little meat, but to make delicious soups, although a large quantity is needed to make the concentrated broth for this one. If you have larger crabs, extract the meat and use it for something like the soufflé which follows, or recreate the gratin of crab made