CRAB-CORN CHOWDER

Crab-Corn Chowder image

Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup crab cake mixture, reserved from crab cakes OR see recipe below
2 cups frozen corn kernels
2 bay leaves
4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cup nonfat or lowfat milk
Salt and ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
12 ounces fresh lump crabmeat (or an equal amount of canned lump crabmeat)
2 tablespoons lowfat sour cream
2 1/4 teaspoons oats (regular or quick-cooking)
2 1/4 teaspoons seasoned dry bread crumbs
3/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
Pinch ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoons olive oil

Steps:

In a large saucepan, combine crab cake mixture, corn and bay leaves. Pour over broth and set pan over medium-high heat. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in milk and simmer 2 minutes, until hot. Remove bay leaves and season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with chopped fresh parsley.
Crab Cake Mixture:
In a large bowl, combine crabmeat, sour cream, oats, bread crumbs, Dijon mustard, crab boil seasoning, oregano, and black pepper. Gently mix ingredients together, being careful not to break up crabmeat.
Yield: about 1 cup