Old-School Baltimore Crab Soup

Name: Old-School Baltimore Crab Soup
Prep time: 4 h 25 min
Cook time: 4 h 25 min
Total time: 4 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon; 158 milliliters barley; 1 small head cabbage, shredded; 822 grams diced tomatoes; 3 carrots, sliced; 4 female blue crabs; 454 grams green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces; 2 Tbsps ground black pepper, or more to taste; 1 ham bone; 283 grams package frozen lima beans; 340 grams lump crabmeat, drained; 170 grams package frozen peas; 3 potatoes, peeled and cubed; 2 Tbsps salt, or more to taste; 2 Tbsps seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or more to taste; 237 milliliters water; 1 kilograms white corn, drained

Old-School Baltimore Crab Soup might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 12. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 363 calories, 27g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up ground pepper, corn, lump crabmeat, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

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Add the carrots, and cook uncovered until tender, about 5 minutes.

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Drain well, and set aside.

Place the ham bone, barley, salt, and pepper in large stock pot with 4 cups of water. Simmer over medium heat for 30 to 45 minutes.

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Add cabbage and tomatoes; continue simmering for 15 more minutes. Stir in the potatoes and carrots. Simmer until the potatoes are tender and easily pierced with a fork, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of water, corn, green beans, lima beans, and peas. Simmer for 20 minutes.

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While the soup is simmering, clean the crabs by opening it and discarding the lungs and mouth.

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Remove the yellowish-brown tomalley and set aside. Break the crabs in half and add to the soup along with the seafood seasoning. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Meanwhile, place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes.

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Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Cook and stir the reserved tomalley in the remaining bacon grease over low heat until the mixture becomes gravy-like. Stir the cooked tomalley into the soup with 1 more cup of water. Continue simmering for 45 minutes, then add the lump crabmeat. Season with additional salt, pepper, and seafood seasoning, if necessary. Simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low, until ready to serve.

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Servings:

4slices

bacon 158milliliters

barley 1small head

cabbage, shredded 822grams

diced tomatoes 3

carrots, sliced 4

female blue crabs 454grams

green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces 2Tbsps

ground black pepper, or more to taste 1

ham bone 283grams

package frozen lima beans 340grams

lump crabmeat, drained 170grams

package frozen peas 3

potatoes, peeled and cubed 2Tbsps

salt, or more to taste 2Tbsps

seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or more to taste 237milliliters

water 1kilograms

white corn, drained

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Shellfish works really well with Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. One wine you could try is Santan Ema Reserve Chardonnay. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 14 dollars.