East Coast Cheese Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a 2-qt. saucepan, saute the onion and garlic in butter until onion is tender. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until bubbly. Gradually add the cream, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, savory and hot pepper sauce; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add crab; heat through. Garnish servings with sour cream and parsley if desired.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the flour, salt, garlic powder and pepper; stir until smooth. Gradually add milk; cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add carrot and celery; simmer for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add to milk mixture and stir until blended. Add cheeses. Cook and stir until melted (do not boil). Garnish with chives if desired.

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter or margarine. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook until flour has blended with onion mixture.
• Add chicken broth and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened. Add milk and heat just to boiling, stirring constantly.
• In covered blender at medium speed, blend about 1/4 of soup mixture at a time until smooth. Return to saucepan and, over medium heat, heat just to boiling. Remove from heat.
• With wire whisk or slotted spoon, stir in cheese until melted. If cheese does not melt completely, cook over very low heat about 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil, cook celery, and onions until tender (about 6 minutes).
• Using slotted spoon transfer vegetables to a large bowl.
• In same saucepan and water, poach scallops over low heat until firm and opaque (aobut 3 minutes).
• Add shrimp and cook about 4 minutes.
• Drain seafood, reserving 3/4 cup of cooking liquid. This liquid amount is based on the original serving size. Increase liquid accordingly.
• Place all seafood into large bowl.
• In large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add flour and cook, stir for 2 minutes.
• Gradually whisk in 3/4 cup of cooking liquid and cream, cook until thick. This liquid amount is based on the original serving size. Increase liquid accordingly.
• Stir in cheese until melted.
• Add seafood, season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer into 3.5 L casserole dish.
• Make topping by melting 2 tablespoons butter and stirring in the 1cup shredded cheddar cheese and 1/2 cups of bread crumbs. Keep in mind this topping is for original recipe.
• Spread topping over casserole.
• You can refrigerate the casserole at this point for up to 8 hours, or
• Bake uncovered in 325oF oven 35-45 minutes or until bubbly around edges. Let stand 5 minutes.