Crab Soup
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FROM: Cajun Cuisine INGREDIENTS
1-1/2 cups butter
4 small onions, grated
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup chopped celery leaves
Pinch of thyme
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 cup flour
2 quarts water
2 pounds fresh crab meat
Salt and cayenne pepper, to taste
1/2 cup chopped parsley
Lemon slices, garnishMelt butter in a large saucepan; add onions and cook until onions are transparent. Add bay leaf, celery leaves, thyme and garlic; mix well. Add tomato sauce and mix again.
Stir in flour and mix until well blended; slowly add water, stirring, until mixture is well blended. Add crab meat, salt and pepper; bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes. (Be careful not to break up crab meat).
Serve in soup bowls, sprinkled with parsley and topped with lemon slices, if desired.
Makes 8 servings