Famous Maryland Crab Soup
From rottman 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is a regional favorite of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Ingredients
- 1 ca chicken broth, 32 oz shopping list
- 1 ca chicken broth, 15 oz shopping list
- 1 ca niblets corn, 15 oz shopping list
- 1 ca cut green beans, 15 oz shopping list
- 1 ca young peas, 8 oz shopping list
- 1 ca sliced carrots, 8 1/2 oz shopping list
- 1/2 hd cabbage shopping list
- 1/2 stick butter shopping list
- 1/4 cup water shopping list
- 1/2 lg onion, chopped shopping list
- 2 lg stalks of celery, chopped shopping list
- 3 - 4 me potatoes, chopped shopping list
- 1 8 oz can special crab meat shopping list
- seasonings: shopping list
- 3 Tb heinz catsup shopping list
- 1 1/2 Tb Old Bay Seasoning shopping list
- 4 shakes worcestershire sauce shopping list
- 3 shakes Tabasco sauce shopping list
- 1 tsp garlic salt shopping list
- 1 tsp celery salt shopping list
- 1 tsp kosher salt shopping list
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Cut the cabbage into smal pieces and cook in the chicken broth until soft.
- Dice potatoes and cook in water until you can poke with a fork. Then transfer to the cabbage pot.
- Slice celery and onion and saute in 1/2 stick butter and 1/4 cup water until almost done. Do not brown, as can be easily done in butter. Add all ingredients to potatoes and soup stock. Season lightly with catsup and other seasonings. Watch for right color, then Old Bay (1 Tb) then Worcestershire (few dashes) then the rest of seasonings. Bring to taste by adding salt and pepper last.
- Note: The seasonings can make or break this recipe. Not enough and it's cabbage soup; too much and it's worcestershire sauce with vegetables. I've made it both ways. My preference is to put the soup in the refrigerator for a day or so, then season it in a smaller pot on the stove before bringing it to the table. Ketchup and worchestershire are the two key ingredients. Add enough of both so that you can just taste each. If you can smell the crab meat, you do not have enough worcestershire sauce. That's a pretty good indicator.
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Keep them coming! I love crab!
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Thanks for the notes on how to get it right!! Sounds wonderful. Great combination.
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