Partan bree

Name: Partan bree
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 celery stick, finely chopped; 75g long grain rice; 700ml water; 300ml milk; 250g white and brown crab meat; 100ml double cream; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tbsp chives, snipped

A smooth rice and crab soup with a hint of cream, a traditional Scottish seafood starter.

Time50 mins
LevelMedium
Costabout £1.16 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1 tbspbutter
1onionfinely chopped
1celery stickfinely chopped
75 glong grain rice
700 mlwater
300 mlmilk
250 gwhite and brown crab meat
100 mldouble cream
1 tspground black pepper
1 tbspchivessnipped

Method

1
Melt the butter in a pan and cook the onion and celery for 6 minutes until soft.
6 min
2
Add the rice and water. Simmer for 20 minutes until the rice is very soft.
20 min
3
Add the milk and brown crab meat. Blend until completely smooth.
4
Return to the pan and stir in the white crab meat. Warm gently for 5 minutes without boiling.
5 min
5
Stir in the cream and pepper.
6
Ladle into bowls and scatter over the chives.

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