Maryland Crab Soup - who has the best recipe to share?

Question

please share your recipe! love tomato-based md crab soup.

Answer 1

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 (optional)
1 gallon water
DIRECTIONS
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.

Answer 2

Maryland Crab Soup
Yield: 3 .5 Quarts

Ingredients

----------------------------------STOCK-----------------------------------
3 qt ; water, cold
1/2 lb slab bacon; cut into 2
-pieces
1/2 lb ham chunks; (or you can use
-a ham bon
1 tb red pepper flakes; (opt)
1 tb old bay seasoning
1 ds celery salt
1 ds onion salt

----------------------------------SOUP------------------------------------
3 lg potato; diced
16 oz tomato; chopped; with juice
1 onion; diced
16 oz frozen mixed vegetables
2 celery rib; diced
1 c parsley, fresh; chopped
16 oz crab meat; picked over
1 tb worcestshire sauce
1 tb red pepper flakes; (opt)
1 tb old bay seasoning
1 salt & pepper; to taste
1 c cabbage leaves; shredded

Instructions

Simmer ham-bacon stock for about one hour. Add remaining ingredients;
simmer for about two hours--the longer it simmers, the better the
flavor. Refrigerate immediately.

Answer 3

yeah you could make a crab bisque similar to9 lobster bisque just substitute crab or the same for new england clam chowder