Cream Of Crab Soup Recipe 55 Food

SOUTH CAROLINA SHE-CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat. Add the onion and bay leaf, sweat down for 2 minutes until translucent. Sprinkle in the flour and stir until it dissolves. Whisk in the stock, stirring constantly until smooth and free of lumps. Gradually pour in the milk, cream, and paprika; continue to stir until incorporated. Add half the crab meat and roe. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 15 minutes until thick and heated through.
• To serve, divide a tablespoon of sherry among 4 bowls. Ladle the soup into the bowls, spooning the remaining crab meat and roe in the center of each. Garnish with chopped chives. Serve with crusty French bread.
• Pour water in a large stockpot and place over low-medium flame. Add the vegetables and bouquet garni; cook for 5 minutes until the vegetables begin to become tender. Add the lemon juice, crab boil seasoning, peppercorns, wine and salt. Simmer gently for 15 minutes, stirring to mingle flavors. Carefully put the crabs in the pot and continue to cook for another 15 minutes. The crab shells will be bright orange when done. Remove and shell the crabs. Strain the stock to discard the vegetable solids, reserving the crab meat and stock.

CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Bring milk, half and half, and heavy whipping cream to a boil.
• 2. Add crab meat, fresh parsley, Old Bay Seasoning, butter, salt and pepper.
• 3. When it starts to boil, make a paste of the cornstarch and water to thicken soup.

AUNT NANCY'S CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter and bouillon over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 1-2 minutes. Stir in cornstarch until blended; gradually whisk in cream. Bring just to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir in crab, cheese and seasonings. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, to allow flavors to blend, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally., Stir in sherry; heat 1-2 minutes longer. Sprinkle servings with additional nutmeg.

KARYN'S CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, blend flour and hollandaise sauce mix with 2 cups half-and-half.
• Melt butter in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Slowly add hollandaise mixture, stirring constantly until thickened. Add remaining half-and-half, Old Bay, dry mustard, celery seed, and whipping cream. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Add crabmeat and sherry, stirring gently until warmed through. Serve immediately.

FRANK'S CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add onion, saute for 2-3 minutes.
• Add potatoes, old bay, and mustard.
• Decrease heat to low, cook, stirring often until potatoes are barely tender (30 minutes). Remove from heat.
• Whisk in flour, salt and pepper. Return to medium heat and stir constantly about 2 minutes.
• Slowly pour in half and half and milk, stirring constantly.
• Cook over med-low heat, stirring often until thickened.
• Add the crabmeat, simmer about 15-20 minutes.
• When ready to serve, stir in sherry and parsley.

CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 3-qt. saucepan; stir in flour, seafood seasoning, salt and curry powder. Cook until thickened and bubbly. Gradually add milk; cook and stir until mixture is hot (do not boil). , Remove cartilage from crab if necessary. Add crab and parsley to soup; cook and stir just until crab is heated. If desired, thin soup with additional milk; garnish with parsley.

" SHE CRAB" CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in double boiler (so the cream doesn't burn to the bottom).
• Simmer until heated through.
• Enjoy.

CURRIED CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• 5 Tbs. butter.
• 4 Tbs flour.
• 1 medium onion peeled and chopped.
• 3 stalks of celery chopped.
• 1 1/2 Tbs mild yellow curry powder.
• 1 Tbs dried minced shallots or 2 Tbs fresh shallots peeled and minced.
• 1 cup heavy cream.
• 2 cups milk.
• 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock.
• juice of half a lemon.
• 1 lb fresh crab meat (preferably half shreds and half lump or claw meat).
• salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 Tbs dry sherry.
• Make a roux by melting 3 Tbs butter in a large sauce pan. Add the flour and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until it just begins to brown a little. Do not let it burn.
• Add the other 2 Tbs of butter and the chopped celery and onions and fresh shallots (if using them) and continue to stir and cook until the vegetables are wilted (about 5 minutes). Add the curry powder, stir and cook for a minute more. Lower the heat.
• Meanwhile heat the cream, milk and stock in another pan. If using dried shallots add them to to the liquid and bring to a low simmer. Do not let it come to a full boil or it may curdle.
• Pour the hot liquid into the roux slowly stirring constantly as you pour. Raise the heat to medium and continue to stir while it thickens and comes to a simmer. Again do not boil. Simmer 10 minutes.
• Add the lemon juice and crab meat meat and continue to heat and stir until it again is simmering. Taste and add salt and pepper if you think it needs it.
• Pour into bowls and top each bowl with a spoonful of sherry. Serve hot.

AWARD-WINNING MARYLAND CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Bring milk, half and half, and heavy whipping cream to a boil. Add crab meat, fresh parsley, Old Bay Seasoning, butter, salt and pepper. When it starts to boil, make a paste of cornstarch and water and add to thicken soup.
• To serve, sprinkle each serving with a bit of Old Bay and chopped parsley. Serve with oyster crackers and a small cream pitcher of sherry on the side for diners to add to taste. That's how we do it in Maryland!

KK'S CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Gently remove cartilage from crab meat.
• Melt butter in a 2-3 quart sauce pan.
• Add the onion and cook 3-4 minutes - until translucent.
• Blend in flour and cook as a roux on medium-low heat until the flour-butter mixture "loosens", which indicates the flour is cooked (about 5 minutes).
• Off the heat, stir in chicken broth and sherry, return to the heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Add salt, pepper, milk and cream, then stir in Tabasco, cayenne and sugar.
• Use a little of the liquid to thin the tomato paste and stir it back into the soup.
• Cook on med-low heat until thickened, but do not let it boil.
• Taste it, and when the cream base is cooked and seasoned to your liking, add the crab.
• Heat gently another 5 minutes and serve.
• Serving suggestion: make a lightly sweetened whipped cream to dollop on top and serve with a small pitcher of the sherry to add at the table.
• A small amount of fresh chopped parsley around the edge of a soup plate is attractive, but don't use too much because you don't want to affect the flavor of the soup.

EASY CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In dutch oven, saute ithe onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Add garlic saute 1 minute longer. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cook and stir over medium low heat until heated through Do Not Boil.
• Enjoy!