SEAFOOD SOUP FOR A CROWD

Seafood Soup for a Crowd image

Hosting a huge holiday gathering this season? This special soup is great any time of year, but it's always a hit on New Year's Eve. It has the perfect blend of flavors to work well as an entree or first course.-Victor Miller, Levittown, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 55m

Yield 48 servings (12 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4-1/2 quarts chicken broth
10 packages (8 ounces each) imitation crabmeat
2 medium onions, diced
1-1/2 cups butter, cubed
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
5 pounds sea scallops
3 pounds cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1-1/4 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried parsley
4 cups heavy whipping cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

In a large kettle, bring broth and crab to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until crab breads into pieces when stirred. Meanwhile, in several large skillets, saute onions in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Stir into crab mixture; return to a simmer., Add scallops, shrimp, thyme and parsley. Simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes or until scallops turn opaque. Add the cream, salt and pepper; cook and stir until heated through (do not boil).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 205 calories, Fat 14g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 102mg cholesterol, Sodium 559mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 16g protein.