Bubba’s Crab Stew
Bubba’s Crab Stew is a rich and creamy dish featuring crabmeat and vegetables.
Equipment
- food processor
- heavy saucepan
Ingredients
Vegetables
- 0.5 cup trimmed and chopped fennel bulb
- 1 stalk chopped celery
- 0.25 cup chopped yellow onion
Base Ingredients
- 1 stick Butter
- 0.75 cup self rising flour
- 2 tablespoons crab base (or seafood bouillon)
- 2 quarts heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons cooking sherry
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 quart milk
- 2 lbs picked clean of shells crabmeat
- to taste salt
- to taste Pepper
Instructions
Preparation
- In a food processor, finely chop the fennel, celery and onion.
- Melt the butter on medium-high heat in a large heavy saucepan.
- Add the vegetables and sauté until soft.
- Stir in the flour until it is all absorbed and no lumps remain.
- Continue to stir and cook the mixture for 8 to 10 minutes, until it spreads out and becomes bubbly.
- Stir in the crab base, heavy cream, sherry, half and half and milk.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to a low simmer.
- Allow the stew to thicken for no more than 8 to 10 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Gently stir in the crab meat and season to taste.
Notes
Serve hot for the best flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 25gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 300mgIron: 2mg
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