Category: Steamed Crabs

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Recipe: Maryland Cream of Crab Soup

Do-It-Yourself has never tasted so good as with this “favorite” creamy and smooth Maryland cream of crab soup.

This is not your “regular” Maryland crab soup (which is vegetable based and also delicious) – this is creamy and smooth – Maryland cream of crab soup. So, you want to make up a pot for weekend guests or just for your family? Here’s what it takes…

Cream of Crab Soup

Ingredients:

  • 1 quart half and half
  • 1 pint milk
  • 2 pints heavy whipping cream
  • 1 pound Maryland jumbo lump crab meat
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
  • 3 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • cornstarch

Directions:

  1. Bring the milk, half and half, and heavy whipping cream to a boil.
  2. Add the crab meat, fresh parsley, Old Bay seasoning, butter, salt, and pepper. If you like spice, you may choose to taste the soup at this point to see if you need to add more Old Bay seasoning.
  3. When the Cream of Crab Soup starts to boil, make a paste of cornstarch and water and gradually add the cornstarch mixture to the soup until it is your desired level of thickness.
  4. Serve in a bowl, or even better, a bread bowl and sprinkle a pinch of old bay on top of the soup and add a sprig of fresh parsley to garnish.

Fun facts about this recipe:

  • Maryland style crabs are blue crabs, the kind of crab that is found in great quantities in the Chesapeake Bay which is in Maryland and Virginia. The Old Bay seasoning is one other factor that makes this Cream of Crab soup a Maryland Cream of Crab Soup. Old Bay seasoning is a very popular seafood seasoning that was developed by McCormick & Company which is based out of the Baltimore, Maryland area.

Tips:

Buy:

  • Don’t always have time to make your own?
  • Pick up some already made Maryland Cream of Crab Soup from your local market or even from Amazon.
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Recipe: Grilled Shrimp

Variation on a recipe for cooking shrimp…

Do-It-Yourself has never tasted so good as with this variation on a recipe for cooking shrimp – grilling instead of steaming. Here’s what it takes…

SouthBmore Shrimp on a Plate
Steamed Shrimp Ready to Serve

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb shrimp , shelled and deveined 
  • 2 -3 cloves of garlic minced or grated
  • 3 -4 Anaheim peppers sliced into big chunks (can use a spicer pepper like a poblano or japaleno)
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 lime

Directions:

  1. To marinate the shrimp: place shrimp, garlic, and peppers in large bowl. Pour olive oil to coat the shrimp then add salt and pepper to taste. Squeeze a fresh lime over the mixture. Place the coated shrimp in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
  2. Warm up the grill.
  3. Using a grill pan, pour the shrimp, peppers and marinade into pan and cook on medium high (about 350 to 400 degrees) until shrimp are opaque and firm (about 10 to 15 minutes). You will want to turn the shrimp several times as they are cooking.
  4. Take the shrimp out of the pan and serve with your favorite sides! One great side is grilled corn on the cob.

Variations:

  • You may wish to use ½ cup of water instead of beer.
  • Some people like to add a couple of celery stalks chopped into large pieces to the pot. If you choose to do this, add the celery when you add the water, beer, and Old Bay Seasoning.

Enjoy:

Credit:

  • Grilled Shrimp recipe courtesy of Greg and Jen Hoffman, Apogee Agency. 
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Maryland Steamed Crabs

A Baltimore and Blue Crab Favorite…

Maryland Steamed Crabs and Cold Beer certainly go together and there’s no better place to find this great combination than at a “local” South Baltimore crab house such as L. P. Steamers Crab House on Fort Avenue in SOBO’s Locust Point. That’s a fine go-to place when you get the urge for some good-eatin’ seafood from the local waters of the Chesapeake Bay – Blue Crabs in particular. The fun and relaxing atmosphere of a locally owned and managed crab house are filled with an ambiance and friendly spirit that combine to make your crab-picking a pleasure.

However, if you would like to enjoy dining at home – having your own “crab feast” or just a hot bowl of Maryland crab soup – be sure to check out the Recipe Collection – Click HERE.

Baltimore Maryland Steamed Crabs
Baltimore, Maryland Steamed Crabs

What else is here about Steamed Crabs in SouthBmore and surroundings?

A Baltimore Crab House is the place to be for that authentic crab-picking experience – not at a chain restaurant “claiming” Maryland Crab…
…but if you cannot get there you do have alternatives…like having crabs and crab cakes delivered to your door. Give it a try – order something today.

NOW SHIPPING STEAMED CRABS. Steamed just for you and shipped in a “cold pack” from The Crab Place in Crisfield, Maryland – the Crab Capital of the World – directly to your door.

Most crab houses are open seven days a week (some are closed on Sundays so call ahead to check) and some (but not all) have crabs all year ’round. They also have a variety of cold beverages and a lot of other seafood and non-seafood choices to fulfill everyone’s appetite. Be sure to visit the page on Picking Crabs and the representative, or sample, Menu Page to see what we get to choose from and enjoy when we “go out for crabs.”