Maryland Crab Soup

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Maryland crab soup is a staple in just about every restaurant in the state, even if it's not a seafood restaurant. The soup is tomato based, full of vegetables and fresh picked crab meat seasoned liberally with our state-favorite seasoning, Old Bay.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time40 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Maryland

Keyword: blue crabs, maryland, Maryland Crab Soup, tomato based soup, vegetable soup

Servings: servings

Calories: 195kcal

Author: NicholeL

Ingredients

1 lb. Maryland crab meat see above for recommended type
2 tablespoon olive oil
2 carrots peeled and cut into round
2 celery stalks diced
2 medium potatoes scrubbed and cut into bite sized pieces
1 onion diced
1 cup cabbage shredded
1 cup corn kernels
1 cup peas
1 cup green beans large chop
8.5 oz can lima beans drained
15 oz can diced tomatoes no salt added, preferred
8 oz tomato paste
4-6 cups low-sodium beef broth
2-3 cups water
1-2 tablespoon Old Bay see note
1 teaspoon each garlic powder onion powder, celery seed, black pepper
1 teaspoon hot sauce

Instructions

Gently pick through the crab meat to remove any remaining shells or cartilage. Set meat aside.
Add olive oil to a large stock pot over medium high heat. Add the carrots, celery and onion and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste.
Add 4 cups of the beef broth, 2 cups of water, potatoes and 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning. Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
Reduce to a simmer and add in the cabbage, corn, peas, green beans, lima beans and diced tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes.
Taste test, and add the garlic powder, onion powder, celery seed, pepper, hot sauce and remaining Old Bay.
Stir in the crab meat and additional beef broth or water if the soup is too thick. Simmer for 5-10 more minutes then remove from the heat and serve.

Notes

If you have crab shells or claw legs to simmer in the soup, add at step 3 but omit the Old Bay seasoning. At step 5, remove shells or legs and taste, adding Old Bay or other seasonings as needed.

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