CRABMEAT AND CORN SOUP

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This soup is like a chowder and is delicious. I am a soup lover and have developed or modified over 150 soup recipes to make them taste much better.

Provided by William Uncle Bill

Categories     Chowders

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups whole milk, homogenized
2 cups half-and-half cream
2 cups corn, fresh,frozen or canned kernel
1 cup finely chopped green onions or 1 cup finely chopped scallion
1 lb fresh crabmeat
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 tablespoon soy sauce, regular
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • In a heavy bottom cooking pot, melt butter on medium heat.
  • Add flour and stir gently until blended; DO NOT LET THE MIXTURE DARKEN.
  • Add milk gradually stirring continously until it starts to simmer.
  • Add half and half, stir gently until well blended.
  • Add corn and green onions, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until corn is just tender, stirring occasionally.
  • Add crabmeat, pepper, salt and soy sauce and simmer until very hot and small bubles start to form around the edge of the pot; stir frequently; BUT DO NOT BOIL.
  • Adjust seasonings to taste.
  • Garnish with sprinkles of chopped fresh parsley and serve immediately.
  • If using fresh corn, use 4 large cobs.
  • Cut kernels off cobs, scrape cobs for any milk and add to soup.
  • Canned crabmeat or imitation crabmeat may be used instead of fresh crabmeat.
  • Use 7 1/2 ounces of canned crabmeat (drained) and 8 ounces of imitation crabmeat cut into smaller pieces.

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