Maryland Crab Soup

Dancer^'s Note:

This combination is highly flavorful and very spicy. If you're not sure if you'd like Old Bay Seasoning, use only a tablespoon or less at first.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 1/2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning, less to taste,see note
• 1 tablespoon seasoned rice wine vinegar
• 2 (6 ounce) cans fancy crabmeat
• 1 small sliced onion
• 1 (16 ounce) can seasoned diced tomatoes (we used tomatoes seasoned with basil, garlic and oregano)
• 2 cups chicken broth, thickened with
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions:

1. Dissolve Old Bay Seasoning in rice vinegar.
2. Add crab meat and marinate for 5 minutes.
3. Put in a medium pot.
4. Add onion.
5. Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth and add to pot, along with the tomatoes.
6. Simmer covered for 15 minutes and uncovered for another 5 minutes.
7. Ready to serve when heated through.

Reviews

[bella214]

I made this soup last night for dinner. What a treat. Very delicious and different from other crab soups I have tried. No rich and cream based, but savory and tomato based in flavor. My husband and I both loved the Old Bay seasoning and used all 1 1/2 tablespoons. Thanks Dancer^.

[Zoesmama]

We enjoyed this! I used 1 tbsp of Old Bay and most of us still found it a bit spicy. I think next time I would use petite diced tomatoes, but the flavor was very good. Thank you for the recipe! Will make this again!

[Been There, Baked That]

Since moving from the East coast, I've missed the tomato basedMaryland Crab Soup. Since driving 1100 miles for soup is a bit far, I decided to see if I could make it. Your recipe looked close, so I tried it. Oh my...I could close my eyes and transport myself to the shore. It was wonderful. Best of all it takes very little time to prepare. I will definitely make this again and again. The only thing Idid not havewas the seasoned rice wine vinegar. I used red wine vinegar and water instead - worked great. Thanks for posting this recipe!