Best Chesapeake Bay Crab Soup Recipes

Chesapeake Bay Crab Soup image

Provided by lazyme

Categories Crab

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
16 ounces Italian plum tomatoes
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup water
1 cup clam juice
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 large potato, 1/2-inch cubes
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
1 cup frozen peas
12 ounces lump crabmeat
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Steps:

Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
Add onion and carrot and cook until vegetables begin to soften, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes with their liquid; break up tomatoes.
Add chicken broth, water, clam juice, wine, potato, Worcestershire sauce and Old Bay Seasoning.
Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
Add peas to soup and simmer 2 minutes.
Add crabmeat, parsley and hot pepper sauce.
Simmer until crabmeat is heated through, about 1 minute.
Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 365.4, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 64.6, Sodium 1019.8, Carbohydrate 39.1, Fiber 6, Sugar 10.4, Protein 27

CHESAPEAKE BAY CREAM OF CRAB SOUP image

Yield 4 - 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Steps:

Saute onions over low heat. Add flour and cook 4-5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, half & half, dry sherry and dash of pepper. Cook on low for 10 minutes. Add crab meat heating thoroughly.

Simple Easy Chesapeake Bay Rosy Crab Soup from the Farm image

Provided by Andi Longmeadow Farm

Time 30m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1 (10 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
1 (10 ounce) can water
1 cup crabmeat (lump, back fin, special, or claw)
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning (more if you like it spicy)
1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables
3 stalks asparagus, fresh (cut up)

Steps:

Melt butter in a soup pot until tender.
Add minced garlic, cook for 30 seconds on medium heat.
Stir in remaining ingredients, *except crab* until heated thoroughly. (Add optional ingredients if using).
Stir carefully, add crab meat, making sure not to break up crab chunks.
Serve in warmed bowls, (warm bowls under warm water for 1 minute) adding croutons to float on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.4, Fat 7.2, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 647.7, Carbohydrate 33.8, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 13.6, Protein 7