Creamy Tomato Crab Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped onions
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon ground savory
• 1 -2 dash hot pepper sauce
• 2 (6 ounce) cans lump crabmeat, rinsed,drained,and picked over
• sour cream
• chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• 2 saute onion and garlic until tender.
• 3 stir in flour, salt, and pepper; continue stirring and cooking until bubbly.
• 4 gradually add the cream, tomato juice, worcestershire sauce, savory, and hot pepper sauce.
• 5 bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 6 add in the crab; stir until heated through.
• 7 season to taste with salt and pepper if needed.
• 8 ladle soup into individual serving bowls.
• 9 add a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.