Summertime in Maryland means picking crabs and making Maryland Crab soup. Maryland crab soup is a vegetable based crab soup recipe instead of a cream based crab soup. This is my family recipe for the best Maryland crab soup.

Another Maryland classic is the Lemon Peppermint Stick. The perfect combination for a sweet summertime treat. If you love this soup you are going to want to try the rest of the soup recipes I have here on the site.

Maryland Crab Soup Made With Old Bay

Being from Maryland I know that Maryland Crab Soup Made With Old Bay. There is no other way. This is a bowl of Chesapeake Bay comfort food. Full of vegetables and tender crab meat this soup has all the flavors my family loves. Ladle me another bowl and pass the extra Old Bay.

Last week we had our annual crab feed at the house. We invite a bunch of people, order almost 2 bushels of Maryland blue crabs, eat and enjoy a good time. Being from Maryland picking blue crabs is a tradition for me any my family and summer would not be complete unless we picked a few dozen of these delicious crustaceans.

After everyone left we had about a dozen large crabs left in the bushel. I was so excited because that means we had enough for a batch of my Maryland crab soup! Being from Maryland it was going to be made with Old Bay. Why? because there is no other way. Trust me on this one.

I know everyone has their own take on Maryland crab soup. This is mine. I hope you love it as much as I do.

Maryland Crab Soup Ingredients:

• 32 ounces Chicken Stock (here is how I make my own)
• 32 ounces Beef Stock
• 2 Tablespoons Old Bay
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
•  2 Bay Leaves
• 2 Teaspoons Sugar
• 12 Large Maryland blue crabs, steamed, cooled and picked (or 1 pound crab meat)
• 3 15 oz. petite diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups diced carrots
• 1 1/2 cups diced celery
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
• 1 1/2 cups corn (1 15 oz can)
• 1 cup Potatoes, diced
• 1 Onion, Diced

Other yummy ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups green bean pieces
• 1 cup shredded cabbage
• 1 1/2 cups lima beans

** My family is not a fan of these items so I omit them. Feel free to add them to your soup. Just be sure to add an additional 2 cups of stock to the soup.

Old Bay Seasoning

Not only did I grow up in Maryland, but I remember driving my the McCormick plant outside of Baltimore and we would try and guess what spice they were packaging that day. The air would be thick with the fragrance of what they were roasting, drying or blending that day. I remember pepper days made my nose perk up a bit.

If anyone tells you to use a seafood spice other than Old Bay, they are wrong. Just wrong. But take that with a grain of salt as that advice comes from a Maryland girl who grew up outside Baltimore!

Hand Picked Crab Meat

Glorious crab. This is hand picked crab meat, by me. Why am I tooting my own horn? Because picking crab is a labor of love. Never picked a crab before? Pick one and you know exactly what I am talking about.

Pick a crab with a toddler next to you who is eating as fast as you are picking and you will know what TRUE love is.

This does not include claw meat. You are welcome to include claw meat. It has a different texture than meat that comes from the body of the crab but it is still good!

How to pick a crab video

Maryland crab soup instructions:

• Bring the beef and chicken stock to a boil in a large stockpot, then add the Old Bay, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves and sugar.
• Add the tomatoes, carrots, celery, corn, peas, and onion, bring to a low boil, and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and cook until tender.
• Add the crabmeat and cook for 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve garnished with chopped parsley.

Come to mama.

This soup has all my favorite Maryland flavors in it!

Check out that crab!

That is back fin crab, right there.

Sprinkle on a bit extra Old Bay seasoning, if you like and dig in!

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Yield: 8 people

Maryland Crab Soup Made With Old Bay

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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 32 ounces Chicken Stock
• 32 ounces Beef Stock
• 2 Tablespoons Old Bay
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 2 Teaspoons Sugar
• 12 Large Maryland blue crabs, steamed, cooled and picked (or 1 pound crab meat)
• 3 15 oz. petite diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups diced carrots
• 1 1/2 cups diced celery
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
• 1 1/2 cups corn, 1 15 oz can
• 1 cup  Potatoes, diced
• 1 Onion, Diced

Nutrition Information

Yield

8
Amount Per ServingCalories 140 Cholesterol 3mg Sodium 559mg Carbohydrates 24g Fiber 2g Sugar 8g Protein 8g

Maryland Crab Soup Made With Old Bay

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