Awesome Crab Soup Recipe
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Awesome Crab Soup

By: Yvette Martell 
"Creamy crab soup at its best. I can honestly say that this is perfect."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (49)

What to Drink?
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Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning TM
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup half-and-half cream
  • 1 (2.5 ounce) package country style gravy mix
  • 8 ounces crabmeat
  • 4 drops hot sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour all at once, and cook until bubbly. Stir in Old Bay seasoning and Worcestershire sauce. Gradually stir in chicken broth, wine, and half-and-half.
  2. Prepare gravy according to package directions, and stir into soup. Thin with more half-and-half if necessary. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Stir in crabmeat, and season with hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Simmer 2 minutes, or until heated through.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 516 | Total Fat: 33.6g | Cholesterol: 127mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2003 by CATGRE2157   view full review
This is awesome soup! The 2 keys to this soup are 1)Avoid the salt 2) Don't serve this soup on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2004 by KIDTASTROPHE 13   view full review
The soup was excellent but as I made it, I made a few adjustments. The wine seemed too strong...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2002 by MOLSON7   view full review
This was very good and easy. I also had a problem finding white gravy mix so I used McCormicks...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2009 by CURTISLEE   view full review
Indeed, this is the perfect crab soup recipe, Yvette! It's rich--exotic even--the kind of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2003 by KRANEY   view full review
This was pretty good, although it wasn't as great as I was expecting. My only complaint was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2010 by Saveur631   view full review
Just outstanding, restaurant quality and soooo company worthy! I did make a couple of changes...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2003 by SARAHJE   view full review
This was far from awesome. Sounded like it would be awesome, but was actually pretty...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 4, 2003 by CDIAZ   view full review
I served this bisque-like soup as part of a New Year's Eve dinner and got rave reviews....
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2006 by The Frugal Bungler   view full review
I can only rate this as Fair. The gravy simply overwhelmed the crab and other flavors.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2002 by ERWILF   view full review
I should have heeded the warning one reviewer provided regarding the salt. The recipe is way...

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