Authentic Maryland Crab Soup
2 onions -- chopped 2 cloves garlic -- minced 1 green bell pepper -- chopped 3 stalks celery -- chopped 6 cups fish stock or bouillon 2 29-oz. cans tomato sauce (or crushed tomatoe...
Ingredients
- 2onions -- chopped
- 2clovegarlic -- minced
- 1green bell pepper -- chopped
- 3stalks celery -- chopped
- 6cupfish stock or bouillon
- 229-oz. cans tomato sauce (or crushed tomatoes)
- 1bay leaf
- 1tablespoonfresh oregano or 1 tsp. dried
Directions
- 1
2 onions -- chopped 2 cloves garlic -- minced 1 green bell pepper -- chopped 3 stalks celery -- chopped 6 cups fish stock or bouillon 2 29-o
- 2
cans tomato sauce (or crushed tomatoes) 1 bay leaf 1 tablespoon fresh oregano or 1 tsp
- 3
dried 2 dried red peppers -- crumbled or a pinch of cayenne -- to taste 2 potatoes -- diced 4 carrots -- sliced 2 cups fresh or frozen corn
- 4
Cook the onions, garlic, green pepper and celery in 1/2 cup of the stock to soften, 5-10 minutes
- 5
Add the remaining stock, tomato sauce (or crushed tomatoes), bay leaf, oregano, red peppers, potatoes and carrots and cook 20 minutes, or un
- 6
Stir in the corn, crabmeat and parsley and simmer 5 minutes
- 7
Serve with ground pepper to taste.