Lailah's Crab Soup

This was a recipe we came across when trying to find a superb seafood soup for a family owned restaurant. It is wonderful...Enjoy!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 1  cup onion (chopped)
• 2  cloves garlic (minced)
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 2 (8 ounce) bottles  clam juice
• 2  cups chicken broth
• 1 (17 ounce) can corn (drained)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2  cups  whipping cream (1 pint)
• 18  ounces  fancy  crabmeat (3 cans)
• 1⁄4 cup green onion (chopped)

Directions

1. Melt butter in soup pan on medium.
2. Saute onion and garlic about 5 minutes.
3. Add flour and stir until blended about 3-4 minutes, stirring all the while.
4. Stir in clam juice and chicken broth, bring to boil, add corn, thyme, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper-reduce heat and let simmer 25 minutes-cook uncovered.
5. Stir in cream-cook 10 minutes- add crab and green onions-cook for 5 more minutes and serve hot.