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Maryland Crab Soup
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Maryland Crab Soup

Maryland Crab Soup is a hearty, flavor-packed dish that brings the essence of the Chesapeake Bay to your table. Bursting with tender crab meat, vibrant vegetables, and a rich, savory broth, every spoonful is a comforting embrace.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Calories: 202
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter (42 g)
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced (about 1 cup) (140 g)
  • 2 carrots peeled and cut into coins (170 g)
  • 1 celery stalk chopped (31 g)
  • 28 oz canned whole peeled tomatoes (793 g)
  • 2 ½ Tablespoons Old bay/seafood seasoning (see note)
  • 1 Tablespoon dry mustard
  • 1 lb fresh green beans ends trimmed and cut into 1” pieces (may substitute frozen, you’ll need a little less than a pound) (453 g)
  • 1 ½ cups peeled diced gold potato (cut into ½” cubes) (270 g)
  • 1 ½ cups fresh or frozen sweet corn
  • ½ cup fresh or frozen lima beans
  • ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce (60 ml)
  • 4 cups beef broth (946 ml)
  • 2 cups water (473 ml)
  • 1 lb lump or jumbo lump blue crab meat (453 g)

Method
 

  1. Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Once melted, add onion, carrots, and celery and cook stirring occasionally, until softened (about 5 minutes).
  2. Add tomatoes, Old Bay, and mustard and use a spatula to break up/crush the tomatoes to small pieces. Cook, stirring frequently, for at least 60 seconds.
  3. Add all remaining ingredients EXCEPT crab meat and stir well. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Add crab meat and stir gently. Continue to simmer (stirring occasionally) 30 minutes longer.
  5. Serve warm, topped with crackers if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 16gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 1188mgPotassium: 728mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 815IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 121mgIron: 3mg
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