Crabmeat And Corn Soup Low Fat Recipes

CREAMY CORN CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, corn and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. , In a blender, puree half of the corn mixture. Return to pan. Stir in the crab, milk and pepper; cook over low heat until heated through (do not boil). If desired, top with fresh cracked pepper, chives and crushed red pepper flakes.

CORN AND CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat a deep pot over moderate heat. Add oil and butter. As you chop your veggies, add them to the pot: potatoes, celery, onion, and red bell pepper. Add bay leaf to the pot. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and Old Bay seasoning. Saute veggies 5 minutes, then sprinkle in flour. Cook flour 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and combine. Stir in milk and combine. Bring soup up to a bubble. Add corn and crab meat and simmer soup 5 minutes. Adjust the soup seasonings. Remove bay leaf. Ladle soup into bread bowls or soup bowls and top with oyster crackers, hot sauce and sliced scallions.

CRABMEAT AND CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy bottom cooking pot, melt butter on medium heat.
• Add flour and stir gently until blended; DO NOT LET THE MIXTURE DARKEN.
• Add milk gradually stirring continously until it starts to simmer.
• Add half and half, stir gently until well blended.
• Add corn and green onions, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until corn is just tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add crabmeat, pepper, salt and soy sauce and simmer until very hot and small bubles start to form around the edge of the pot; stir frequently; BUT DO NOT BOIL.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Garnish with sprinkles of chopped fresh parsley and serve immediately.
• If using fresh corn, use 4 large cobs.
• Cut kernels off cobs, scrape cobs for any milk and add to soup.
• Canned crabmeat or imitation crabmeat may be used instead of fresh crabmeat.
• Use 7 1/2 ounces of canned crabmeat (drained) and 8 ounces of imitation crabmeat cut into smaller pieces.

LOW FAT CRAB AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic and saute for a few minutes, stirring often.
• Add celery, carrot, potatoes and peppers and saute until slightly softened, about 5 minutes (NOTE: if potatoes stick, add a little more oil).
• If you prefer thicker chowder, add the flour now and stir constantly for 2 minutes until cooked
• Add corn, broth and milk and Bay leaf and bring to a simmer.
• Simmer over medium-low heat for about 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
• Gently stir in can of crabmeat and Old Bay seasoning.
• Salt, Pepper and butter to taste.

SWEET CORN AND CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat and saute the onion and celery until softened. Stir in the flour and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Gradually add the stock, whisking until you have a smooth liquid. Add the potatoes, corn, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the crabmeat and heavy cream and heat the soup gently but thoroughly. Do not let it boil or the soup may curdle. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and serve immediately.

EASY CRABMEAT AND CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Mix together first 4 ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Stir in crabmeat and lower the heat to a simmer. Add more chicken broth if necessary.
• Remove from heat and stir in egg whites. Make sure the soup is hot enough to cook the egg whites through.
• Serve!