This summertime crab bisque is an easy, yet elegant, accompaniment for warm-weather lunches. Add it to toasted tuna sandwiches and cucumber salad for a special meal.
This recipe can be found in Thymes Remembered: A Lifetime of Treasured Recipes by
The Junior League of Tallahassee, Inc. (First Printing: 1988). This very useful cookbook, given to me by my sister many years ago, is a great source of tried-and-true classics. Happy summertime eating!
Ingredients:
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 tablespoon flour
* 1 10-11 oz. can tomato soup
* 1.5 quarts half & half
* 2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning
* 1 lb. lump crabmeat, crumbled
* salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
* 1 tablespoon sherry (I omit)
Prep:
1. Saute onion in butter – do not brown.
2. Add flour, stirring constantly to make a paste.
3. Stir in tomato soup, half & half, Old Bay Seasoning, salt and
pepper (optional), and crabmeat. Bring to a simmer, stirring regularly.
4. Add sherry, just before serving (I omit).
Serves: 4-6.
I love crab so I bet this would be amazing
It is pretty good, considering how ridiculously easy it is to make! Thank you for your visit and your comment!
I enjoy your beautiful dishes on Food Stories (www.foodstoriesblog.com)!
This looks really good! That Old Bay Seasoning isn’t easy to get hold of here but I’ve got some – hurray! Must try this recipe!
Thank you for visiting. I try to keep Old Bay Seasoning in the pantry, as well – it is pretty versatile! Allen.
I love crab and this looks like a great recipe! Looking at the ingredients, it’s fairly simple but elegant at the same time. I’ve got to try this one!
It really is an easy, “special” soup. Thanks for visiting and thanks for making me aware of your great foodblog,
southernboydishes.com. I want to make every recipe I’ve seen so far! Allen.
I’m going to try this soup today I have all that I need except the lump crab meat this go round I’m going to use imitation hopefully it works I love all kinds of soup and with my father being sick this is a good way to get him to eat thank for the recipe I looked for lots and so far not only easy but looks good as well thanks again
Thank you for visiting and for your comment. Let me know how the imitation crab works for you – I wondered about that myself. I hope both you and your father enjoy this soup! Allen.
Hi the imitation crab worked out well the soup was great I’m about to make it again I’m adding some shrimp with the crab hope it works but this recipe was so good I’m sure it will be great thank you
Glad to hear the imitation crab works! I was thinking of making this soup again soon and will probably try the imitation crab. Also, your addition of shrimp sounds like a very good idea – I will be adding that, also! Thanks, Allen!