Cream of Crab Soup
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A classic Maryland-style cream of crab soup with pure crab flavor enriched by cream and Old Bay seasoning. Rich, elegant, and simple. Serves as a main course or special occasion dinner.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 8- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion (finely chopped (about 1 cup))
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon Old Bay seasoning (plus additional for garnish, if desired)
- ¼ teaspoon table salt (plus more to taste as needed)
- ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper (plus more to taste as needed)
- 4 cups half and half (1 quart)
- 2 cups heavy cream (1 pint)
- 2 Tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 lb jumbo lump crab meat (picked over/shells removed)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 35M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 5m
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 678mg
- Total sugar
- 8g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 266mg
- Calcium
- 188mg
- Iron
- 0.51mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 5M
- SODIUM
- 678MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.