It has been raining for days here in Orlando which hardly ever happens here. I mean almost never! My parents gave me some of their leftover steamed crabs on Sunday and I was so excited about eating them. Unfortunately chris isn't from Maryland and isn't confident in his crab picking skills. I decided to pick all the crabs myself and make some of my favorite rainy day comfort food, a Maryland style crab soup.
I used half a white onion, 1 clove of garlic, 2 & 1/2 tbsp butter, carrots, red potatoes, fresh green beans, frozen corn, frozen lima beans, and 5 crab claws in 2 quarts of beef stock to start it off. I simmered the veggies for about a half an hour. I added some Old Bay, crab boil seasoning, paprika, salt, pepper, parsley, and a half a can of yuengling. I gave it a few minutes and added the crab, and a can of stewed tomatoes. Another 25 minutes and it was dinner time!
Chris had never really tried my kind of comfort food before. Being from the mid-west his comfort foods include cream and pasta not veggies and seafood. The sweet & spicy food was a hit! I served it with a little bit of a garlic herb bread and we both cleared our bowls. Just the tummy warming food needed for a rainy day.
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