Crabmeat And Corn Soup Low Fat Recipes

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.

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt butter, add flour, and stir gently until blended; do not burn or let it darken. Add milk gradually, stirring all the while, then add half and half, stirring gently while blending. Add corn and green onions, and cook for a few minutes until tender.
• Add crabmeat, pepper, salt, and soy sauce and simmer until very hot and small bubbles form around the edge; do not let boil. Adjust seasonings to taste. Garnish with sprinkles of chopped fresh parsley when serving and serve hot.
• Variations: You may use 4 cobs of fresh corn instead of frozen or canned. Cut the kernels off the cob, scrape cob for juices, and then add to soup. Cook until corn is tender. Canned crabmeat or imitation crab may be used instead of fresh crabmeat. Use one 7 1/2-ounce can crabmeat (drained) and 8 ounces imitation crab (cut into small pieces). Combine the two and cook as noted above.

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.

Steps:

• Devein, wash and rinse shrimp.
• If shrimp are very large, cut them in half lengthwise. (This will make them curl nicely when boiled.) Drop shrimp into boiling water and cook just until they turn pink; drain. Do not overcook.
• In a large pot lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, saute onions and garlic just until onions are translucent, but not browned.
• Add chicken broth, water, basil, chicken granules, and pepper. If using asparagus spears, add them now. Stir and heat mixture until almost boiling.
• Add corn, shrimp and sherry; stir to mix well, and heat 1 minute.
• Serve.

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!

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.