Best Old School Baltimore Crab Soup Recipes

AWARD-WINNING MARYLAND CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

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This recipe is credited to Ms. Charlese Smith and is the Grand Prize Winner in the Soup Division of the 53rd Annual National Hard Crab Derby held in Crisfield, MD. It is very rich - not a diet soup!! I make this with one cup grated onion sauteed in the butter until very soft to start, before adding the milk and cream, but I didn't want to add that below as this is the original recipe.

Provided by Raquel Grinnell

Categories Crab

Time 35m

Yield 1 pot soup, 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pint whole milk
1 quart half-and-half
2 pints heavy whipping cream
1 lb jumbo lump crab meat (only from Maryland will do!)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
3 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
cornstarch
water
dry sherry, to taste

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!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 564.5, Fat 53, SaturatedFat 32.8, Cholesterol 218.8, Sodium 387.1, Carbohydrate 9.2, Sugar 2.7, Protein 14.6

MARYLAND CRAB SOUP

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The is the real stuff. Genuine Maryland crab soup, direct from the Chesapeake Bay area.

Provided by Cindy Chaney

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
3 cups water
1 cup fresh lima beans
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1 cup sliced carrots
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning TM
2 cups beef broth
1 pound blue crab crabmeat
10 blue crab claws, steamed
1 gallon water

Steps:

Place whole tomatoes, water, lima beans, corn, sliced carrots, chopped onion, Old Bay seasoning, and beef broth, in a 4 quart pot. Heat to simmer, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
Bring 1 gallon water to boil. Add crab claws and boil 6 minutes. Drain crab and set aside
Stir crabmeat (and crabs claws, if desired) into tomato and vegetable mixture. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes longer. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.3 calories, Carbohydrate 21.5 g, Cholesterol 51.8 mg, Fat 1.3 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 17.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 882.2 mg, Sugar 5.6 g

BALTIMORE CRAB SOUP

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Maryland crab soup is a bit bland, compared to Baltimore crab soup. Baltimore style is spicier and more savory in taste.

Provided by Connee Conehead

Categories Other Soups

Time 4h

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

12 steamed crabs with claws
1 can(s) (28 oz.) diced tomatoes
4 c beef broth
4 Tbsp old bay or other seafood seasoning
2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
4 bay leaves, dried
2 large strips, bacon, uncooked, snipped into pieces
6 large potatoes, peeled, cut into cubes
4 stalks celery, sliced
4 large carrots, peeled, sliced
1 medium onion, peeled, chopped
1 16-oz. package frozen, mixed vetables
salt & pepper to taste (heavy on the pepper)
water - enough to fill crockpot to top
2-3 dashes of your favorite hot sauce

Steps:

1. Pull claws off crabs, reserved a dozen for soup. Pick meat from crabs and remaining claws/legs(If you don't have freshly steamed crabs, substitute 1 lb. claw meat & 1 lb. backfin meat, canned; note preparation time will only be about 15 minutes in lieu of 1 hour).
2. To an 8-quart crockpot or slow cooker, add ingredients in order given, except water. Fold in reserved crab claws.
3. Fill crockpot or slow cooker to nearly the top with water (or water and beer). Stir. Add hot sauce (optional)
4. Plug in crockpot or slow cooker and turn heat to HIGH. Cover and cook for 2 hours, stirring now and then so vegetables cook evenly. Reduce heat to low and cook for an hour more.