
Maryland Creamy Crab Soup Recipe
Serves/Makes: 4 – 6 as a first course
Ingredients:
- 1 pound backfin crab meat
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion, minced
- 2 egg yolks
- Sprinkling of white pepper
- Salt to taste
- Pinch of paprika
- Pinch of cayenne
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups warm milk
- 1 1/2 cups warm half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
How to cook Maryland Creamy Crab Soup:
- Melt butter in the top part of a double boiler over boiling water. Stir in onion and sauté until soft. Add crab meat.
- Separate eggs, putting yolks in a small bowl and setting whites aside for another use.
- Whisk yolks briskly with pepper, salt, paprika, cayenne, and Worcestershire sauce. Blend this mixture with the crab meat. Slowly add milk and half-and-half, stirring constantly. Reduce heat under double boiler.
- Cook soup slowly for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
Note:
The Maryland Creamy Crab Soup recipe easy to prepare and so good!
This recipe for Maryland Creamy Crab Soup serves/makes: 4 – 6 as a first course
Main Ingredient: Crab
Preparation Method: Soup/Stew
Cuisine: American