Looking for recipe for Crab Soup that contains neither tomatoes nor cream/milk

[Ronster]

The subject line says it all.    Anyone have anything?

[Cokie]

Omit the tomatoes and replace with your favorite beans. Lima, kidney, etc.

[Grizzly36]

I don't have a specific one but couldn't you just make something using a chicken or veggie broth.  Maybe use the crab shells or shrimp shells and make your own seafood seafod broth.  Toss in some veggies crab meat and potatoes or noodles if thats your thing and WALA.

HMMM! Now you got me thinking....Crab wonton soup.  Make up some crab wontons, drop in some seafood broth, with scallions and a few loose peices of crab meat.

[rdbeard]

When i want crab soup that way i use the basic vegetable soup reciepe but don't use the can of tomato's it calls for. and another variation i use a ham bone instead of a beef or venison base. the ham bone along with a pound of crab meat gives a very nice smoke flavor. basic reciepe. 6 - 8 cups of water boil the ham bone for 30 min to an hour then remove. add 1-2 pounds of frozen soup veg. -any brand will do, and cook per directions and maybe a little longer. when the veggies are tender pick apart the hambone and add the meat to the soupand add 1 pound of claw meat or any crabmeat you like and simmer for another 10-15 min.

[JLM66]

Dont Forget the old bay!!!!!!!

[jack1747]

The subject line says it all.    Anyone have anything?

Why? You yankee's are really weird...

Quit Steaming and start boiling... Just serve the boil water with some veggies in it...  

[CrabDog]

Ron,

check out my original recipe.  it is a beef vegatable soup with crab meat.  I do add tomotaes but omit them and make it the same way minus the tomaotes..
it is a beef broth base with stew meat or venison cube if you have some and lot's of veggies and seasoning etc....  I have modified it now to be half beef stock and half tomoto base though turning it more MD style. If you can not find it on here let me know and I will Bmail you a copy of my recipe

[mdjohn]

The subject line says it all.    Anyone have anything?

You didn't say it had to taste good

 

[rdbeard]

Your so right i forgot 2-4 talespoons of old bay, if you use jo use 1-2 tbls.

[Ronster]

Why? You yankee's are really weird...

I have an issue with tomatoes in general.   Cream soups are fine, but I'm looking to shake things up.

[Mikie]

Why? You yankee's are really weird...

Quit Steaming and start boiling... Just serve the boil water with some veggies in it...  

That's funny Jack. I was wondering the same thing.

[Skiff]

 I made this one I found on the internet this winter  It was good  But I am a cream kind of guy

Chinese Crab & Corn Soup
By chia on October 26, 2007
 1 Reviews  Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 About This Recipe
"This was so good on an autumn night. This was the first course, from my "one pot" cookbook"
Ingredients
1 tablespoon oil
1 onions, diced
 2 garlic cloves, minced
1 -2 teaspoon gingerroot, minced
 1 red chilies, seeded and diced
2 tablespoons dry sherry or 2 tablespoons rice wine
 8 ounces crabmeat
12 ounces corn kernels
2 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon soy sauce
 1 dash salt & pepper
2 ounces spinach leaves, sliced
2 eggs, mixed
 Directions
Heat oil in pot.
Add onion, garlic, ginger and chili and saute until softened.
Add sherry and reduce by half.
Add crab, corn, stock, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and simmer for 8 minutes.
Stir in spinach and season.
Remove from heat,.
Add eggs and stir into pot with a fork, forming ribbons.

[Whaler1965]

we do a chicken noodle minus the chicken and insert crab meat...a little old bay and you are good to go...

[CrabDog]

Ron,
here is my old recipe......


Ingredients:

1 lb beef stew/cube meat (I use venison) cut to ½-1-inch cubes cleaned up fat
1 lb of crab claw meat
1 lb of crab backfin meat
1-Tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
1 medium onion diced
½ cup carrots peeled and diced
2 stalks of celery washed and diced
2 cloves of garlic minced or pressed
1 medium red potato diced ½ inch cubes
3 containers of beef stock (Swanson is good and I think they are 28 oz size containers )
½ - 1 cup of crab corn (corn steamed with crabs husked and cut off cob or frozen if not)
½ cup of green beans chopped (frozen or fresh if possible)
1/4 cup peas (frozen or fresh if possible)
2 medium cans of diced tomatoes (or fresh Roma’s blanched and skinned about a dozen)  - OMIT
2 bay leaves
2 Tablespoons Old Bay or JO #1 Seasoning
1-Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
1-teaspoon fresh cracked pepper from a pepper mill (I use 4 corn blend)
½ teaspoon sea salt
3-5 drops of OuterBridge’s Original Pepper Sherry Sauce-if you can find it this makes it!

In large soup pot - add oil and add celery, carrots, onion and garlic.  Add beef cube meat, salt and pepper and brown at medium high heat stirring frequently.  When almost brown added potatoes and all beef stock. Cook on medium high for 15 minutes.  Add corn, tomatoes, peas, green beans and Worcestershire sauce and stir thoroughly.  Add Bay Leaves and Old Bay / JO seasoning.  Stir and bring up to a boil.  Once boiling, lower to a simmer.  Add 1 lb of claw meat and simmer 1-2 more hours.  Stir occasionally.  Last half hour add lump or back fin crabmeat to soup and continue to simmer.  (By adding lump/back fin last keeps the crabmeat from shredding apart.)  Sample and add Old Bay and/or seasonings, etc to taste.  Serve immediately or let soup cool and refrigerate overnight.  Soup is always better sitting for a day.  All the flavors gel together better this way.  Soup may be frozen in containers for latter use or reheated in sauce pan next day and served.  Remember to remove Bay leaves prior to serving or freezing.  Yields about 8 large bowls = 4 quart containers for freezing.


I estimate veggie amounts depending on the size of your pot you may use more or less.
Use whatever you like or omit any you don’t like.  You want a balance of meat, crab and varied veggies with even seasoning. 

[creolechef]

Sorry for the late reply, Made this last year. Chinese Egg Drop Soup with, chunks of crab meat & small to med. shrimp. Add a spoon full of chopped scallions to it just before serving. Also,a pinch of Old Bay or Tabasco give it a nice kick.
Bon Appetit, Creolechef   

[Ronster]

Thanks for all the replies!