Crabmeat and Corn Soup

William (Uncle Bill) Anatooskin's Note:

This soup is like a chowder and is delicious. I am a soup lover and have developed or modified over 150 soup recipes to make them taste much better.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• ¼ cup butter
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whole milk , homogenized
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 2 cups corn , fresh,frozen or canned kernel
• 1 cup finely chopped green onions or 1 cup finely chopped scallion
• 1 lb fresh crabmeat
• ½ teaspoon white pepper
• ½ teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce , regular
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

1. In a heavy bottom cooking pot, melt butter on medium heat.
2. Add flour and stir gently until blended; DO NOT LET THE MIXTURE DARKEN.
3. Add milk gradually stirring continously until it starts to simmer.
4. Add half and half, stir gently until well blended.
5. Add corn and green onions, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until corn is just tender, stirring occasionally.
6. Add crabmeat, pepper, salt and soy sauce and simmer until very hot and small bubles start to form around the edge of the pot; stir frequently; BUT DO NOT BOIL.
7. Adjust seasonings to taste.
8. Garnish with sprinkles of chopped fresh parsley and serve immediately.
9. If using fresh corn, use 4 large cobs.
10. Cut kernels off cobs, scrape cobs for any milk and add to soup.
11. Canned crabmeat or imitation crabmeat may be used instead of fresh crabmeat.
12. Use 7 1/2 ounces of canned crabmeat (drained) and 8 ounces of imitation crabmeat cut into smaller pieces.

Reviews

[SusanElizabeth]

Chef Bill-I am Chef #718230's friend who hosted the dinner party and served your soup in bread bowls (homemade from scratch of course)--I totally agree it was AMAZING! I used a blend of snow and king crab that I shelled myself to add to the quality of this dish. I can't say enough about how wonderful it was, and relatively easy to make, especially if I had used imitation or canned. Thank you!

[Apron Wearin' Nurse]

Chef Bill! Your crabmeat and corn soup was delightful bonus during my friends dinner party. It was a perfect blend of creamy and sweet. It was served in a bread bowl to add execution to the course. Thank you, this recipe is going in my recipe box for cold winter days to come.

[lolablitz]

Delicious, Heart-warming soup! I used 12 oz of imitation crab meat and it was perfect! My grocer's parsley looked gross, so I skipped the parsley but didn't miss it. I must say I was hesitant to use soy sauce in a comfort food recipe because I've never used it in anything buy Asian dishes, but it is perfect. I also used Trader Joe's frozen corn which we think is the sweetest, closest to fresh corn out there. Thanks William, I will definitely make this one again!