Spicy Crab Soup

Another recipe from American Regional. Exploring the East Coast this week. Spicy Crab Soup. Using crab pieces. I would recommend that you add the potato closer to when you add the crab, rather than when the directions state. We paired this with Crab puffs.

Spicy Crab Soup
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup Onion 1/2 in dice
1/2 cup Celery 1/2 in dice
1 cup  potato 1/4 in dice
2 cup tomatoes peeled and seeded 1/4 dice
1/2 cup corn kernels
2 cups chicken stock
1 tsp Old Bay seafood seasoning , or Cajun seasoning
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 black pepper
1 cup crab meat
1/2 cup green peas
1 tsp lemon juice

Heat the butter over medium heat and cook onion for 4 min.
Add the celery and cook for 3 minutes
Add potato, tomato, corn, and chicken stock
Add seasoning and cook for 25 minutes
Add crab meat and peas the simmer for 10 min
Correct the seasoning with salt, pepper and lemon juice .

Serve warm with crab puffs

I will post the puff recipe at a later date. Hope you all enjoy eating ..