Description
A rich and creamy crab soup perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup small diced yellow onion (about 1 small onion)
- ½ cup small diced celery (1 small stalk)
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt (divided)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne
- ¾ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup seafood stock
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 pound lump crab meat (well-picked through for shell fragments)
- ¼ cup clam juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ¼ cup dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons minced chives
- 1 tablespoon black seaweed pearls
Instructions
- Set aside 1 cup of crab meat and reserve for serving.
- In a medium Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat and add onion, celery, and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook until the vegetables are softened and translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add the garlic, black pepper, nutmeg, cayenne, and paprika and cook for 1 additional minute until fragrant.
- Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir until coated.
- Continue stirring and slowly stream in the seafood stock and half and half. At first, the mixture will be thick and paste-like, but will smooth out as you stir and continue pouring in the liquids.
- Add the crab meat, clam juice, and lemon zest, and let the mixture come to a low boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and let cook for 15-20 minutes, until the soup thickens slightly, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the dry sherry and lemon juice.
- Serve soup into bowls and top each one with remaining crab meat, minced chives, and black seaweed pearls, if using. Enjoy hot!
Notes
- This soup is best served immediately.
- Adjust seasoning according to taste.
- Can be garnished with additional chives if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 100mg