Crab Soup

By dmarquardt

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
• cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pint milk
• 1 / C sherry
• can tomato paste

Details

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, sherry, tomato pastesalt and pepper. When it starts to boil, make a paste of cornstarch and water to thicken soup.