Old-Fashioned Crab Soup

Name: Old-Fashioned Crab Soup
Ingredients: 8 cups water; 8 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 lb carrot (chopped or sliced); 6 stalks celery, sliced; 2 medium onions, diced; 1 large green bell pepper, diced; 1 12 lbs cabbage, chopped; 1 12 lbs potatoes, diced; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans; 14 cup barley; 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree; 1 (17 ounce) can English peas, drained; 1 (12 ounce) canshoepeg whole kernel corn, drained; 1 -2 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning; 2 lbs fresh crabmeat, drained, flaked and picked over; hot sauce, to taste

16 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

8 cups water
8 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 lb carrot (chopped or sliced)
6 stalks celery, sliced
2 medium onions, diced
1 large green bell pepper, diced
1 12 lbs cabbage, chopped
1 12 lbs potatoes, diced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans
14 cup barley
1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
1 (17 ounce) can English peas, drained
1 (12 ounce) canshoepeg whole kernel corn, drained
1 -2 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
2 lbs fresh crabmeat, drained, flaked and picked over
hot sauce, to taste

Directions

1

Add the water and bacon to a large pot; bring to boiling; let cook for 20 minutes.
2

Add in next 9 ingredients; return to boiling and cook 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
3

Add in peas, corn, and seasoning (for seasoning, start low and add according to your taste).
4

Return to boiling.
5

Add crabmeat; cook until heated through.
6

Check seasoning and adjust to taste--we usually add hot sauce.