Best 8 Awesome Crab Soup Recipes

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Crab soup, a delectable seafood dish, is a symphony of flavors that tantalizes the taste buds. Whether you prefer a creamy, rich bisque or a light, brothy chowder, there's a crab soup recipe out there to satisfy your cravings. With just a few simple ingredients and some basic cooking skills, you can create an awesome crab soup that will impress your family and friends. So gather your ingredients, prepare your cooking utensils, and get ready to embark on a culinary journey that will transport you to the depths of the sea.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

CREAM OF CRAB SOUP



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One of our Chesapeake Bay delicacies is the Maryland Blue Crab. It's abundant from May through October and used in a variety of dishes, like this rich soup.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 25m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 to 2 tablespoons seafood seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
4 cups milk
1 pound fresh crabmeat or 3 cans (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Additional milk and parsley, optional

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a 3-qt. saucepan; stir in flour, seafood seasoning, salt and curry powder. Cook until thickened and bubbly. Gradually add milk; cook and stir until mixture is hot (do not boil). , Remove cartilage from crab if necessary. Add crab and parsley to soup; cook and stir just until crab is heated. If desired, thin soup with additional milk; garnish with parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262 calories, Fat 17g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 878mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 16g protein.

CRAB SOUP



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This rich and creamy crab soup seasoned with Old Bay is the essence of the Eastern shore.

Provided by Jennifer Segal

Categories     Soups

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 cups half & half
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning, plus more for serving (see note)
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons dry sherry
½ pound lump crabmeat, picked over to remove any shells
Finely chopped chives, for garnish
Lemon wedges, for serving (optional; see note)

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the flour and whisk for about 1 minute, until well blended.
  • Whisking constantly, gradually add the half & half. Add the mustard, Old Bay seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bring to boil, whisking frequently (be sure to scrape the edges of the pot, where the flour mixture tends to settle). As soon as the soup starts to boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until thickened, about 30 seconds. Stir in the sherry and crabmeat. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. If the soup is too thick, add water, little by little, to thin it out (it will thicken the longer it sits on the stove, even off of the heat). Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with chives. Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.
  • Note: Old Bay seasoning is sold in the seafood department at most supermarkets. It can also be ordered online or made from scratch.
  • Note: Lemon is really only necessary if not using the sherry.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 475, Fat 37 g, Carbohydrate 17 g, Protein 18 g, SaturatedFat 23 g, Sugar 11 g, Fiber 0 g, Sodium 580 mg, Cholesterol 167 mg

SIMPLE CRAB SOUP RECIPE



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Provided by Kristen

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 onion (diced)
4 stalks celery (diced)
3 Russet potatoes (cubed)
2 (6 ounce) cans minced white crab meat
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup flour
1 quart half and half (or milk)
2 teaspoons salt
pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Place your your onion, celery and potatoes in a large pot.
  • Drain your crab meat and pour the crab meat liquid over all the veggies.
  • Add enough water to cover all of the vegetables.
  • Simmer over medium heat until veggies are tender.
  • Melt butter in heavy saucepan.
  • Add flour, making a roux, and blend until smooth.
  • Stir constantly while slowly adding half and half.
  • Cook and stir with wire whisk until thick and smooth.
  • Add your mix to the veggies and combine.
  • Add your crab meat, salt, and pepper.
  • Mix until combined and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Servingsize 1 serving, Calories 639 kcal, Fat 2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 4669 mg, Carbohydrate 137 g, Sugar 3 g, Protein 18 mg

EASY CRAB SOUP



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30 years ago my friend Karen served this at dinner. I thought it was awesome then. People still like it when I serve it. Takes 15-mins from opening the tins of soup to serving. Great when hungry and rushed for time.

Provided by MissMaggie

Categories     Crab

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 (440 g) cans tomato soup
1 cup water
2 teaspoons curry powder
Tabasco sauce, a few slurps
2 (170 g) cans crabmeat, drained and flaked
1 cup cream
1/3 cup dry sherry
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Open tins of tomato soup and place in saucepan.
  • stir in 1 cup water.
  • add curry powder, tabasco, crab and sherry.
  • bring to a gentle boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  • Before serving, season with salt and pepper and add a cup of cream, flick on some parsley.
  • Serve with fresh crusty bread.

AWESOME CRAB SOUP



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Creamy crab soup at its best. I can honestly say that this is perfect.

Provided by Yvette Martell

Categories     Seafood Soup

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

½ cup butter
⅓ 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
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • 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.
  • Prepare gravy according to package directions, and stir into soup. Thin with more half-and-half if necessary. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in crabmeat, and season with hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Simmer 2 minutes, or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 515.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.5 g, Cholesterol 127 mg, Fat 33.6 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 17.4 g, SaturatedFat 19.7 g, Sodium 1466.4 mg, Sugar 6.3 g

CRAB AND AVOCADO SOUP



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Provided by Sally Siegel

Categories     Soup/Stew     Blender     Quick & Easy     Crab     Avocado     Summer     Jalapeño     Cilantro     Simmer     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
1 cup chopped onion
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 8-ounce bottles clam juice
1 1/2 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
1/2 cup half and half
2 medium avocados, peeled, pitted, diced
4 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon minced seeded jalapeño chili
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 pound crabmeat, flaked, picked over

Steps:

  • Melt butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add flour and stir 1 minute. Add clam juice, broth, and half and half; bring soup to boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until slightly thickened, whisking occasionally, about 5 minutes. Puree soup in batches in blender, adding 1 diced avocado, 2 tablespoons cilantro, chili, and lime juice to last batch. Return soup to pot. Add crabmeat and simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.
  • Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with remaining diced avocado and cilantro.

CRAB SOUP



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Spicy soup for a warming autumnal lunch

Provided by nicdavies

Time 15m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Pour the stock into a saucepan, add the crab meat and bring to a simmer
  • Add all the ingredients with the exception of the spinach, coriander and cornflour
  • Simmer gently for 5-10 minutes to infuse
  • Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp of the soup then add to the saucepan and simmer for 1 min whilst stirring
  • Add the spinach and coriander and simmer for 1 min. Servce.

AWESOME CRAB SOUP



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Creamy crab soup at its best. I can honestly say that this is perfect.

Provided by Yvette Martell

Categories     Seafood Soup

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

½ cup butter
⅓ 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
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • 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.
  • Prepare gravy according to package directions, and stir into soup. Thin with more half-and-half if necessary. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in crabmeat, and season with hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Simmer 2 minutes, or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 515.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.5 g, Cholesterol 127 mg, Fat 33.6 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 17.4 g, SaturatedFat 19.7 g, Sodium 1466.4 mg, Sugar 6.3 g

Tips:

  • Use Fresh Ingredients: For the best flavor, use fresh crab meat, vegetables, and herbs.
  • Choose the Right Crab Meat: Use lump crab meat or backfin crab meat for a rich, succulent flavor.
  • Make a flavorful stock: Use a combination of seafood stock, chicken stock, and white wine for a flavorful base.
  • Sauté the Vegetables: Sautéing the vegetables before adding them to the soup enhances their flavor and adds depth to the soup.
  • Cook the Soup Gently: Bring the soup to a simmer and then maintain a gentle simmer to prevent the crab meat from overcooking and becoming tough.
  • Season to Taste: Taste the soup and adjust the seasonings as needed. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste.
  • Serve with Crusty Bread or Crackers: Serve the crab soup with crusty bread or crackers for dipping.

Conclusion:

Crab soup is a delicious and comforting soup that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its rich, flavorful broth, tender crab meat, and fresh vegetables, crab soup is a surefire hit that everyone will enjoy. So gather your ingredients and give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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