Best Cream of Crab Soup
The best cream of crab soup recipe is super easy and extra creamy. Forget ordering it at a restaurant—now you can make classic crab soup at home anytime. You'll be serving this for dinner whenever the craving hits because it's ready to eat in only 45 minutes.
Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 381kcal
Ingredients
For the Soup
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup sweet or yellow onion diced
- 1½ cups celery finely diced (roughly 3 large stalks)
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups seafood stock
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 pound white crabmeat
- ¼ cup sherry
- ½ teaspoon mace
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- ½ teaspoon hot sauce
For Garnish (Optional)
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup chives cut in ½ inch lengths
- 1 dash paprika
Instructions
- In a large heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter over high medium heat, then reduce heat to medium. Sauté the onion and celery until soft while stirring with a wooden spoon, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk in the flour, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the seafood stock, whisking continuously so the crab soup remains smooth. Add the heavy cream while whisking, then repeat with the whole milk.
- Stir in the white crab meat, sherry, and spices.
- Turn the heat down to medium low to allow it to simmer for 5 to 8 minutes, then taste and adjust seasonings if needed.
- Serve hot, and garnish each bowl with paprika, chives, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or oyster crackers.
- To warm up leftovers, pour soup into a pot set over medium heat, stirring frequently so the bottom doesn't burn.
Notes
- If you can't find seafood stock at your grocery store, use 1 cup of clam juice (affiliate) and 1 cup of vegetable broth or make your own with crab or shrimp shells.
- Don't be tempted to substitute the heavy cream for whole milk; the soup won't taste as good.
- Don't use imitation crab meat; it's actually finely minced fish.
- Have all ingredients prepped before you start cooking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 1279mg | Potassium: 447mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1240IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 247mg | Iron: 1mg
