This crab soup is the real stuff — genuine Maryland crab soup, direct from the Chesapeake Bay area.
Ingredient
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
3 cups water
2 cups beef broth
1 cup fresh lima beans
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1 cup sliced carrots
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning TM
1 gallon water
10 blue crab claws, steamed (Optional)
1 pound blue crab crabmeat
Direction
Place stewed tomatoes, 3 cups water, beef broth, lima beans, corn, sliced carrots, chopped onion, and Old Bay seasoning in a 4-quart pot. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Bring 1 gallon water to a boil in a large pot. Add crab claws and boil for 6 minutes; drain.
Stir crabmeat and boiled crab claws into tomato and vegetable mixture. Cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve hot.
