Cream of Crab Soup

Ingredients -

1 Chicken Bouillon Cube
1 cup Boiling Water
1 cup Butter
1/4 cup Chopped Onion
3 tablespoons Flour
1/4 teaspoon Celery Salt
1 dash Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1 quart Milk
1 pound Crabmeat, cleaned and sorted, bones and cartilage removed
chopped Fresh Parsley

Preparation:

1. Dissolve bouillon cube in boiling water.

2. Add butter to saucepan. Sauté onion until soft.

3. Stir in flour, celery salt, and fresh ground black pepper

4. Gradually stir in milk and chicken bouillon. Stirring constantly, simmer until soup thickens.

5. Gently fold in crab meat.

6. Cook until heated through.

7. Garnish individual servings with chopped fresh parsley.

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Soup Making Tip

Herb Availability

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