Chesapeake Bay Country Crab Soup

Chesapeake Bay Country Crab Soup

Chesapeake Bay Country Crab Soup


Ingredients:

1 pound beef shin, bone-in

3 quarts water

1 large onion, chopped

2 large stalks celery, chopped

1 1-pound can tomatoes

1 tablespoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

1 10-ounce package frozen mixed vegetables

1 pound Maryland backfin crab meat

1 pound Maryland claw crab meat

Directions:

Place the first eight ingredients in a large pan and simmer, covered, until meat is very tender, about 3 hours.
Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer, covered, until vegetables are done.

Makes about 5 quarts.

Chesapeake Bay Crab Po' Boys

Chesapeake Bay Crab Po' Boys

Chesapeake Bay Crab Po' Boys


Ingredients:

2/3 c. mayonnaise

2 Tbsp. finely chopped sweet pickle

1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard

1/2 c. minced onion

1/2 c. minced red bell pepper

4 Tbsp. unsalted butter

1 lb. lump crab meat, picked

1/2 c. thinly sliced scallion greens

6 Tbsp. mayonnaise

1 lightly beaten egg white

1 c. fine dry bread crumbs

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Old Bay Seasoning to taste

Directions:

4 five-inch lengths soft French bread, split and toasted lightly

4 iceburg lettuce leaves

Make mustard mayonnaise:

In a bowl, whish together 2/3 c. mayonnaise, sweet pickle, and Dijon mustard and reserve.

In a small heavy skillet, cook onion and bell pepper in butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. in a bowl, stir together onion mixture, crab meat, scallion greens, 6 Tbsp. mayonnaise, egg, 1 Tbsp. bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, and salt to taste. Put remaining 1/2 c. bread crumbs in a small bowl and put a piece of plastic wrap on a work surface.

Form one fourth crab mixture into a 3-inch patty (it will be soft) and coat with bread crumbs, transferring to plastic wrap. Make 3 more patties in same manner with remaining crab mixture and bread crumbs. Refrigerate several hours. In a 10-inch heavy deep skillet, heat 1/4 inch vegetable oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and fry patties until golden and cooked through, about 2-1/2 minutes on each side, transferring to paper towels to drain. Spread bread with reserved mustard mayonnaise and sandwich crab and lettuce between bread.

Serves 4.