Creamy Tomato Crab Soup

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Smooth and so yummy!!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons finely chopped onions
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 1⁄2 cups half-and-half
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground savory
• 1 -2 dash hot pepper sauce
• 2 (6 ounce) cans lump crabmeat, rinsed,drained,and picked over
• sour cream
• chopped fresh parsley

directions

1. In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
2. Saute onion and garlic until tender.
3. Stir in flour, salt, and pepper; continue stirring and cooking until bubbly.
4. Gradually add the cream, tomato juice, worcestershire sauce, savory, and hot pepper sauce.
5. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
6. Add in the crab; stir until heated through.
7. Season to taste with salt and pepper if needed.
8. Ladle soup into individual serving bowls.
9. Add a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.

Reviews

[Nicole McBride]

This soup was wonderful. I made it once exactly as shown. Then, craving tomato soup I did not have any more crab. I left out the crab and blended two large roasted red peppers in the blender and added it in with the tomato juice. It was like a roasted red peper & tomato bisque. Great recipe, thank you.

 

[DividedBlue_EyedSky]

This soup is very, very good if you like the tomato based crab soups. Only thing I do different is use actual King Crab legs and/or lobster meat if I want that too. This is my favorite recipe I've found on this site so far!! MMM.

 

[Caryn Dalton]

This was good, but since I just got back from Hilton Head where I was served some fabulous she-crab soup (which is why I wanted to come back home and try to recreate that taste)I had something professional to compare this to. I used canned crab, but it just didn't have that authentic crab taste. Next time, I will try fresh shredded crab. Thank you for posting. Even though it wasn't what I expected, it was still hot, creamy and smooth. A good addition to our meal.

 

[Pianolady]

This was a wonderful soup. Very simple, and very quick -- and a delicious result which we found to be incredible. The only thing I would change would be to remember to shake the tomato juice before using :-) Thanks for this great recipe! Dianne

 

[Marie Nixon]

Indeed a 5-star recipe. I made 1/2 recipe as I wasn't sure if I'd like it or not. This is my first experience with canned crab meat. I used Chicken of the Sea brand. It tastes like something you'd get in a 5-star restaurant. Easy to make,too. Thank you for this delicous soup recipe.