Cold Crab Soup Recipes

CRABMEAT AND CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt butter, add flour, and stir gently until blended; do not burn or let it darken. Add milk gradually, stirring all the while, then add half and half, stirring gently while blending. Add corn and green onions, and cook for a few minutes until tender.
• Add crabmeat, pepper, salt, and soy sauce and simmer until very hot and small bubbles form around the edge; do not let boil. Adjust seasonings to taste. Garnish with sprinkles of chopped fresh parsley when serving and serve hot.
• Variations: You may use 4 cobs of fresh corn instead of frozen or canned. Cut the kernels off the cob, scrape cob for juices, and then add to soup. Cook until corn is tender. Canned crabmeat or imitation crab may be used instead of fresh crabmeat. Use one 7 1/2-ounce can crabmeat (drained) and 8 ounces imitation crab (cut into small pieces). Combine the two and cook as noted above.

CRAB SOUP

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.

COLD TOMATO SOUP WITH FRESH CRAB GAZPACHO RELISH

Steps:

• Puree above ingredients until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide among bowls and garnish with a dollop of crab relish.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.

CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan on medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 5 minutes or until softened. Add flour Old Bay and parsley; whisk until well blended. Whisking constantly gradually add milk. Bring just to boil.Stir in crabmeat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 20 minutes stirring occasionally.Stir in sherry if desired. Heat 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with additional Old Bay if desired.

CHILLED PEA SOUP WITH SPICY CRAB

Steps:

• Make the soup: Blend the peas and vegetable broth in a blender until very smooth. With the motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil in a steady stream to emulsify the mixture. Add half of the lemon juice, then chill the soup in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Season with salt and the remaining lemon juice before serving.
• Prepare the crab: Whisk the olive oil, sambal oelek and lemon juice together in a bowl. Fold in the crabmeat and mint and season with a pinch of salt. Fill small cups or glasses about three-quarters of the way with the chilled pea soup. Garnish each portion with 1 generous tablespoon of the spicy crab and serve immediately.

OLD-SCHOOL BALTIMORE CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the carrots, and cook uncovered until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well, and set aside.
• Place the ham bone, barley, salt, and pepper in large stock pot with 4 cups of water. Simmer over medium heat for 30 to 45 minutes. Add cabbage and tomatoes; continue simmering for 15 more minutes. Stir in the potatoes and carrots. Simmer until the potatoes are tender and easily pierced with a fork, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of water, corn, green beans, lima beans, and peas. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• While the soup is simmering, clean the crabs by opening it and discarding the lungs and mouth. Remove the yellowish-brown tomalley and set aside. Break the crabs in half and add to the soup along with the seafood seasoning. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Cook and stir the reserved tomalley in the remaining bacon grease over low heat until the mixture becomes gravy-like. Stir the cooked tomalley into the soup with 1 more cup of water. Continue simmering for 45 minutes, then add the lump crabmeat. Season with additional salt, pepper, and seafood seasoning, if necessary. Simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low, until ready to serve.

COLD CUCUMBER AND YELLOW PEPPER SOUP WITH CRAB MEAT AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Make Soup: In a blender purée soup ingredients with salt and pepper to taste until smooth. Force soup through a fine sieve into a bowl and chill, covered, 4 hours, or until very cold. Soup may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Just before serving, in a small bowl toss crab with oil, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide crab mixture among 6 soup bowls, mounding it in center, and ladle soup around it. Sprinkle each serving with finely chopped chives and garnish with diced yellow pepper and chive pieces.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP WITH CRAB MEAT SALAD

Steps:

• To make the soup, puree the avocados and garlic in a food processor until smooth. Place in a bowl and whisk in the buttermilk and milk or cream until desired consistency is reached. Depending on the avocado, more or less milk or cream may be needed. Add salt and pepper and chill.
• To make the crab meat salad, combine the lime juice, mustard and salt and pepper in a bowl. Whisk in the olive oil. Stir in the capers and peppercorns. Add the crab meat and toss. Adjust the seasoning and chill.
• Ladle the soup into 6 bowls, add dollops of crab meat salad and garnish with cilantro leaves.

MARYLAND-STYLE CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 16 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender., Stir in crab. Cook, covered, on low 15 minutes longer or until heated through.

COLD CUCUMBER BELL PEPPER WITH CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender puree the cucumbers, yellow bell peppers, honeydew, shallot, jalapeno chili, yogurt and lemon or lime juice until smooth.
• Force the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl; chill for about 4 hours or until the soup is very cold.
• Season with black pepper and salt if desired.
• Just before serving, in a small bowl toss together the crabmeat with oil and vinegar.
• Divide crab mixture between 4-6 bowls, mounding the mixture in the center of the bowl, then ladle the soup around it.
• Sprinkle with more chives and yellow bell pepper slices if desired.
• Delicious!

CREAMY CORN CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, corn and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. , In a blender, puree half of the corn mixture. Return to pan. Stir in the crab, milk and pepper; cook over low heat until heated through (do not boil). If desired, top with fresh cracked pepper, chives and crushed red pepper flakes.

CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the carrots, leek, onion, diced celery ribs and thyme in the olive oil for a few minutes. Add the crab or lobster shells and cook for 10 minutes. Add the shallots and saute for five more minutes. Add the Chardonnay and simmer, uncovered, for five minutes. Then add the lobster or fish broth and reduce for 10 minutes. Add the cream and simmer slowly for 15 minutes. Strain the soup and add sea salt and pepper to taste.
• Put eight pieces of lump crab in each serving bowl. Add the rest of the lump crab and the special crab to the stock and reduce it for 10 minutes more. Then puree in a blender or food processor and strain through a sieve.
• In boiling salted water, blanch the julienned carrot and turnip for five minutes, the zucchini and celery for one minute. Immerse them immediately in cold water and drain.
• Crisscross the lump crab in each soup bowl with julienned strips. Sprinkle with a touch of lobster coral or green scallion. Place the bowls in a warm oven for three minutes, then transfer them to individual place settings at the table. Serve the soup in a tureen.