This crab soup is the real stuff — genuine Maryland crab soup, direct from the Chesapeake Bay area.
Ingredients
- stewed tomatoes: 2 cans (14.5 ounce cans)
- water: 3 cups
- beef broth: 2 cups
- lima beans: 1 cup (fresh)
- frozen corn kernels: 1 cup
- carrots: 1 cup (sliced)
- onion: 2 Tbsp (chopped)
- Old Bay Seasoning TM: 2 Tbsp
- gallon water: 1 piece
- blue crab claws, steamed: 10 piece (optional)
- blue crab crabmeat: 1 pound
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bring 1 gallon water to a boil in a large pot. Add crab claws and boil for 6 minutes; drain.
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Stir crabmeat and boiled crab claws into tomato and vegetable mixture. Cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve hot. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
