Curried Crab Soup from Savannah

This recipe was taken from "Savannah Style" a cookbook published by the Jr. League there in 1980. You might want to add a little more curry powder, if desired.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄2 cup apple, peeled & diced
• 1  tablespoon curry powder
• 3  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 cup tomatoes, chopped
• 2 1⁄2 cups  chicken stock
•  salt & pepper, to taste
• 3⁄4 lb white crab meat
• 1  cup  light cream
•  Tabasco sauce, to taste

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and sauté the onion until wilted, then add the garlic and apple. Stir and add the curry powder & flour. Add the tomato & chicken broth, stirring with a wire whisk.
2. When the mixture is thickened & smooth, add the salt, pepper, & crab meat.
3. Simmer for 10 minutes, then add the Tabasco sauce and the cream, then bring the mixture up to a boil. Serve immediately.