Cream Of Crab Soup From The Shore Recipe For Zucchini

DORSEY'S CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and celery; saute until onions are transparent, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in flour, mixing well. Cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Do not burn, or let it go lumpy. Add water, chicken broth and chicken soup base; stir until smooth. Bring to a boil. Stir in parsley and diced potato. Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Stir in cream, soy sauce, crab meat and seasonings. Raise heat to medium and bring chowder just to a boil. Serve hot.

CREAM OF ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter and avocado oil. After butter has melted, stir in the onion. Cook onion until soft and translucent.
• Stir in the zucchini squash and oregano. Sprinkle lightly with salt (optional) and pepper. Don't overdo the salt as the feta and the stock will also add saltiness.
• Cook the squash until starting to soften, stirring frequently. Add the garlic and cook for about one minute. Pour the stock over.
• Cover the pot, leaving the cover slightly off center to allow steam to vent. Simmer until vegetables are soft, about 25 minutes. Stir in the feta cheese and allow to melt slightly. Puree the soup using an immersion blender, or in batches, using a traditional blender.
• Stir in the heavy whipping cream and simmer a few minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired. Soup may be thinned with additional stock if desired.

MARYLAND'S GRAND PRIZE CREAM OF CRAB SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring milk, half & half, and heavy whipping cream to a boil.
• When it starts to boil, make a paste (or slurry) in a separate bowl with the cornstarch and cold water. Be sure to whisk well until the paste is fully blended.
• Add the paste to the soup and bring back to a boil for 1 minute, mixing constantly.
• If the soup seems too thin, make more paste with 1 T. corn starch & 1 T. cold water. Mix into the soup and heat through again, mixing constantly.
• Keep adding the 1 tablespoon cornstarch/1 tablespoon cold water paste until your soup gets to the preferred thickness.
• Then add your crab meat.
• Adding crab meat after the cornstarch paste is so that you don't break up the delicate chunks of crab while whisking the cornstarch.
• Add fresh parsley, Old Bay Seasoning, butter, salt and pepper and heat through.
• Add extra crab meat & Old Bay Seasoning based on your preferences.
• Remove from heat.
• Soup is ready to serve.

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.

MANDY'S CRAB STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Slice the zucchini in half the long way, and scoop out the seeds and flesh, leaving a 1/2-inch thick shell all around. Discard flesh, or save for another use. Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil, and immerse the zucchini boats in the boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove from the water, drain, and place into a 9x12-inch baking dish. With a paper towel, blot away any excess water from the inside of the zucchini.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the onion, garlic, and green pepper until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Gently stir in the crabmeat, and cook about 5 more minutes, until the crabmeat is hot. Keep the crabmeat in lump pieces as much as possible. Season the crab mixture with paprika, salt, and black pepper.
• Place the crab mixture into a mixing bowl, and lightly stir in bread crumbs, mayonnaise, and white wine. Add a bit more mayonnaise to help the mixture hold together, if needed. Spoon the filling into the prepared zucchini shells, and brush each zucchini with about 3/4 tablespoon of melted butter. Top each stuffed zucchini with 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese melts and the filling is hot, about 15 minutes.

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.

KARYN'S CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, blend flour and hollandaise sauce mix with 2 cups half-and-half.
• Melt butter in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Slowly add hollandaise mixture, stirring constantly until thickened. Add remaining half-and-half, Old Bay, dry mustard, celery seed, and whipping cream. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Add crabmeat and sherry, stirring gently until warmed through. Serve immediately.

MY MARYLAND CREAM OF CRAB SOUP RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Saute the finely chopped onion and celery in the butter and a tablespoon of olive oil to keep the butter from burning. (You really do not want people to even know the onion and celery are there so saute the vegetables for about five minutes. Make a light roux with the butter and flour with the onions and celery. Stir continuously in a large heavy pot on low heat, until smooth and flour taste is cooked out. (about 5 minutes) Slowly add chicken stock. half and half and milk and stir slowly till thick. Temporarily remove from the heat and add salt to taste. Gently add crab meat, and cook on low heat until thoroughly heated through, but do not boil at this point. Top each bowl with a teaspoon of sherry, if you like, and a sprinkle of old bay, before serving, if desired. Soup should be thick and creamy. A big delicious crabby hug!

CREAMY ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in the milk, water, bouillon, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Add zucchini. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Stir in cheese until melted.

AWARD-WINNING MARYLAND CREAM OF CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Bring milk, half and half, and heavy whipping cream to a boil. Add crab meat, fresh parsley, Old Bay Seasoning, butter, salt and pepper. When it starts to boil, make a paste of cornstarch and water and add to thicken soup.
• To serve, sprinkle each serving with a bit of Old Bay and chopped parsley. Serve with oyster crackers and a small cream pitcher of sherry on the side for diners to add to taste. That's how we do it in Maryland!

CREAM OF CRAB SOUP FROM THE SHORE

Steps:

• Bring milk almost to a boil and add the rest of the ingredients except flour and water.
• Make a paste of the flour, using just enough water added to it to get a paste texture and blend paste into the soup.
• Bring this mixture to almost a boil and repeat the paste blend made now from the last 3 tablespoons flour and blend in again.
• Stir to blend and serve.