Taste of Home
Cream of Crab Soup
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.
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.
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
-
1.
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).
-
2.
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.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 262 calories, 17g fat (10g saturated fat), 104mg cholesterol, 878mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 16g protein.
© 2024 RDA Enthusiast Brands, LLC