val's creamy crab soup

Name: Val's Creamy Crab Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 quart(s) half and half; 1 quart(s) milk (your choice of %) whole works better; 1 to 1.5 pound(s) lump crab meat (sea leg works also); 1/2 stick(s) real butter; 2 tablespoon(s) old bay seasoning; 1 & 1/2 tablespoon(s) lemon pepper; - salt to tast or can omit; 1 med - diced onion

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Valkyrie Dibble

Elizabeth City, NC

Updated on Jan 15, 2012

We were wanting something different and that would warm us up on a cold day. We both love crab meat so I came up with this easy soup recipie, and it came out better than I though it would, so now I am going to share it with all of you.

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prep time 45 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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yield 8 to 10

Ingredients

1 quart half and half
1 quart milk (your choice of %) whole works better
1 to 1.5 pounds lump crab meat (sea leg works also)
1/2 stick real butter
2 tablespoons old bay seasoning
1 & 1/2 tablespoons lemon pepper
- salt to tast or can omit
1 med - diced onion

How To Make val's creamy crab soup

Step 1

saute diced onion then stir in crab meat, if using sea leg put into food processor until meat is finely chopped

Step 2

in a large soup pot mix the milk, half and half, and butter bring to a slow simmer so not to burn the milk, add butter stir until butter is melted, add in the seasonings and stir
Step 3

add in the onions and crab meat stir turn down the heat and simmer on low for about an hour
Step 4

put in bowls and serve, we like ours with oyster crackers and enjoy
Step 5

if you prefer a chowder style soup just add 1 can of diced potatos
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