Description
A rich and comforting creamy crab soup made with tender lump crab meat, classic seasonings, and a smooth, savory broth.
Ingredients
- Butter
- Olive oil
- Onion
- Celery
- Carrot
- Garlic
- Flour
- Seafood stock
- Half-and-half
- Old Bay seasoning
- Paprika
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Lump crab meat
- Fresh parsley
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Melt butter and olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery, and carrot and cook until soft.
- Stir in garlic and cook briefly.
- Sprinkle flour over vegetables and stir.
- Gradually whisk in seafood stock and simmer.
- Add cream, seasonings, salt, and pepper.
- Gently fold in crab meat and warm through.
- Serve hot with parsley and lemon wedges.
Notes
- Stir gently after adding crab meat.
- Do not boil after adding cream.
- Best served fresh.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 120mg