Cream of Crab Soup Recipe

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One of our Chesapeake Bay delicacies is the Maryland Blue Crab. It's abundant from May through October and used in a variety of dishes, like this rich soup.

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Cream of Crab Soup Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 6-8 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons seafood seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 pound fresh crabmeat or 3 cans (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
  • Additional milk and parsley, optional

Directions

  • 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. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 262 calories, 17 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 104 mg cholesterol, 878 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 16 g protein.

Originally published as Cream of Crab Soup in Country December/January 1997, p49

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Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2010 by Karen K Loos

This soup has a very good flavor. I used 6 ounce foil packets of crab instead of canned crab.


Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2009 by SusanMarie1956

I LOVE THIS!!!

I used Old Bay for the seaoning!!!

~ Susan


Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2009 by poop4honey

i love you mommie

 
 
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