Award Winning Maryland Cream of Crab Soup

By ladydee009

Award Winning Maryland Cream of Crab Soup is rich and amazing. If you'd like, top with a little bit of dry sherry and fresh ground pepper when serving.

COOK'S NOTES: 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.

Ingredients

• 1 pound Maryland jumbo lump crab meat
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
• 3 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 pints heavy whipping cream
• 1 quart half and half
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1-pint milk
• Cornstarch for thickening

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from facebook.com

Preparation

Step 1

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 the soup starts to boil, make a paste of cornstarch and water to thicken.

Serve while hot.