Award Winning Maryland Cream Of Crab Soup/Pic

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Award Winning Maryland Cream of Crab Soup:

 

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound Maryland jumbo lump crab meat
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
3 teaspoons OLD BAY Seasoning
1/4 cup butter
2 pints heavy whipping cream
1 quart half and half
cornstarch-(as needed ) 
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 pint milk

 

DIRECTIONS:

Bring milk, half and half, and heavy whipping cream to a boil. Add crab meat, fresh parsley, Old Bay Seasoning, butter, salt and pepper. When it starts to boil, make a paste of cornstarch and water to thicken soup.

COOK'S NOTES:

This recipe is credited to Ms. Charlese Smith and is the Grand Prize Winner in the Soup Division of the 53rd Annual National Hard Crab Derby held in Crisfield, MD.