Partan Bree

This is another wonderful soup from the north-east of Scotland. Partan is old Scots for crab and bree is old Scots for soup or broth. This is one dish that really reminds me of my days starting out as a chef. For me at that time, this type of luxurious flavour was alien, but I soon fell in love with fish and shellfish through making and enjoying this dish. I also managed to include this in an episode of MasterChef: The Professionals.

You can use a pre-cooked crab for this, bu