Big Sams Mushroom And Crab Soup Recipes

BIG SAMS MUSHROOM AND CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4 quart stockpot, over medium-high heat, melt butter; add onion and garlic. Cook stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms, Old Bay, 1 tablespoon parsley flakes, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook 5 minutes.
• Add water and milk; simmer uncovered 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cut tops off rolls and hollow them out to make soup bowls, reserving some of the bread. Break reserved bread into small pieces and stir into soup, 1 cup at a time, until soup is suffiently thick.
• Add crab meat, red bell pepper, and sherry. Adjust seasoning.
• Ladle the soup into bread bowls and top with remaining parsley flakes.

CRAB AND MUSHROOM BISQUE

Steps:

• For the lemon blend:.
• Combine all ingredients in a small food processor or grinder. Process until finely and evenly chopped. Store on an airtight container.
• For the bisque:.
• Melt ¼ cup of butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add onion and next 4 ingredients. Cook stirring until tender. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Melt remaining butter in same saucepan over medium heat add flour stirring until smooth. Cook one minute.
• Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly. Stir in Sherry, lemon blend, hot sauce and half and half.
• Reduce heat; stir in crab meat and cook for 5 minutes stirring often.
• Add saved vegetables, stir well and serve immediately.

CRAB AND MUSHROOM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan and add onion, celery and green pepper. Cook until golden. Add mushrooms to mixture in saucepan and cook 10 minutes. Blend in flour. Add chicken stock and crabmeat and cook until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat and stir mixture into egg yolks. Add salt and ginger. Pour into shallow 1-1/2 quart baking dish, sprinkle with cheese and bake in moderate 350 degrees F oven 45 minutes or until browned.