Carrot Soup with Dungeness Crab

Name: Carrot Soup with Dungeness Crab
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 ½ tablespoons butter; 1 medium chopped onion; 1 pound sliced carrots; 1 large bay leaf (or 2 small); 2 tablespoons white rice; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon lemon zest; 6 ounces shelled cooked Dungeness crab (from a 1 1/2 lb. crab); 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon minced chives, plus chopped chives for garnishing

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Serve this lively soup, a fine showcase for Dungeness crab, to brighten up a winter day.

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Recipe Summary

total:

50 mins

Yield:

Makes 4 servings

Directions

Step 1
In a 5-qt. pot over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add onion, carrots, bay leaf, white rice, salt, and black pepper. Cook, stirring, until onions are light golden, about 6 minutes. Add 5 cups water and bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes. Remove bay leaf.

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Step 2
Working in batches, purée soup in a blender until smooth. Return soup to pot, stir in lemon zest, and keep warm. In a small bowl, toss crab with lemon juice and minced chives. Put an equal mound of crab mixture in the center of each of 4 soup bowls, then ladle soup around crab. Garnish with chopped chives.

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queenzookie

01/29/2013

My husband and I enjoyed this. I used about 1/2 c. crab per person; next time I would 3/4 c. or 1 cup per person. I used less than the 5 cups of water called for and used half water half chicken stock for more flavor. Next timeI I would also add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes before pureeing.

DianeBR

10/03/2012

I have made this several times. It is wonderfully simple yet excellent and very satisfying.

Taylors

01/16/2012

Simple yet elegant

ASageH

04/04/2010

Loved this soup. Check out my comments about it here: http://butterpluscream.blogspot.com/2010/02/carrot-soup-with-dungeness-crab.html The combination of crab and carrots is awesome!

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