Vietnamese Crab and Asparagus Soup (Sup Mang Cua)

Name: Vietnamese Crab and Asparagus Soup (Sup Mang Cua)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 5 cups stock (beef/pork/chicken/vegetable); ½ cup lump crab meat; 10 hardboiled quail eggs; 2 beaten egg whites; 12 oz white or green asparagus (see notes); 3 tablespoons tapioca flour; 4 tablespoons room temperature water; Thinly sliced cilantro or green onions; Ground white pepper (can substitute with ground black pepper); Sesame oil