Description
A luxurious, velvety cream of crab soup featuring sweet lump crab and a buttery finish. Perfect for elegant dinners or cozy nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb lump crab meat, picked through
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 1 stalk celery, finely diced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups seafood or chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Fresh chives for garnish
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Sauté onion and celery until translucent.
- Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes.
- Gradually whisk in stock and heavy cream until smooth.
- Simmer on low for 10 minutes until thickened.
- Gently fold in crab meat and heat through for 2-3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chives.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American