Corn Soup With Radish And Crab Food

CRABMEAT AND CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt butter, add flour, and stir gently until blended; do not burn or let it darken. Add milk gradually, stirring all the while, then add half and half, stirring gently while blending. Add corn and green onions, and cook for a few minutes until tender.
• Add crabmeat, pepper, salt, and soy sauce and simmer until very hot and small bubbles form around the edge; do not let boil. Adjust seasonings to taste. Garnish with sprinkles of chopped fresh parsley when serving and serve hot.
• Variations: You may use 4 cobs of fresh corn instead of frozen or canned. Cut the kernels off the cob, scrape cob for juices, and then add to soup. Cook until corn is tender. Canned crabmeat or imitation crab may be used instead of fresh crabmeat. Use one 7 1/2-ounce can crabmeat (drained) and 8 ounces imitation crab (cut into small pieces). Combine the two and cook as noted above.

CREAMY CORN CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, corn and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. , In a blender, puree half of the corn mixture. Return to pan. Stir in the crab, milk and pepper; cook over low heat until heated through (do not boil). If desired, top with fresh cracked pepper, chives and crushed red pepper flakes.

CORN AND CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat a deep pot over moderate heat. Add oil and butter. As you chop your veggies, add them to the pot: potatoes, celery, onion, and red bell pepper. Add bay leaf to the pot. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and Old Bay seasoning. Saute veggies 5 minutes, then sprinkle in flour. Cook flour 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and combine. Stir in milk and combine. Bring soup up to a bubble. Add corn and crab meat and simmer soup 5 minutes. Adjust the soup seasonings. Remove bay leaf. Ladle soup into bread bowls or soup bowls and top with oyster crackers, hot sauce and sliced scallions.

CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Place cobs in a large soup pot with just enough water to cover (about 2 quarts). Add bay leaf, halved onion, and thyme, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 30 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl (you should have 1 quart). Stock can be refrigerated 3 days or frozen up to 3 months.
• Heat oil in a deep pot over medium heat. Add chopped onion and garlic, and saute until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add corn kernels, and saute 2 minutes.
• Add stock, and simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Add half-and-half, and return to a simmer. Puree half the liquid in a blender until partially or completely smooth. (To prevent spattering, remove cap from hole in lid, and cover lid with a dish towel). Return to pot, heat, and season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Divide among 4 bowls, and garnish with scallion and more pepper.

CORN SOUP WITH RADISH AND CRAB

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in onion and garlic, and season with 1 teaspoon salt and peppercorns. Let cook until onions are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut kernels off corncobs with a sharp knife. Set corn aside, reserving cobs.
• Add 8 cups water to the onion mixture along with the reserved corncobs. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and let simmer until liquid is reduced by almost half and is milky and very flavorful, about 1 hour. Remove corncobs, scraping as much liquid as possible off cobs back into the pan. Discard cobs. Cool corn stock to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add reserved corn kernels, and blanch 1 minute. Remove from heat, strain, and run under cold water to stop the cooking.
• Set aside 1/3 cup corn kernels for garnish. Combine remaining kernels and cooled corn stock in the bowl of a food processor, working in batches if necessary. Process until smooth. Transfer mixture to a fine sieve set over a bowl. Press down hard on solids to extract liquid; discard solids. Stir in milk to thin soup to desired consistency; transfer liquid to refrigerator. Chill.
• Meanwhile, pick over crabmeat, removing any shells or cartilage. Season with lime juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Grate radishes using small holes of box grater, and set aside. Snip chives into 1/4-inch pieces with sharp kitchen scissors; set aside.
• Adjust seasoning of chilled soup with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into soup bowls. Place 1/4 cup crabmeat mixture in each. Divide remaining 1/3 cup corn among bowls, and garnish with grated radish and snipped chives. If desired, grate fresh nutmeg and/or sprinkle cayenne over each bowl, and serve.

CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Sweat the onions and corn in butter over low heat with lid on. After onions are translucent, add chicken stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Puree in a blender and put through a fine sieve. Heat and add 1 cup of cream at the last minute before serving.

CREAMY CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine the onion, garlic, parsley and butter or margarine. Saute for about 5 minutes, or until onions are tender.
• Add the flour, stirring well, to make a pasty mixture. Whisk in the milk and the broth. Add the corn and the cream cheese and allow to heat through. Add the garlic salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper to taste. Stir together and serve.

CRAB AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add flour; cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Gradually add milk; cook and stir until thickened. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 35-40 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

BRENNAN'S CORN AND CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven and saute the onion until clear and tender.
• Blend in the flour, then the corn kernels.
• Cook the mixture for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Pour in the cream and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook over medium heat until the corn is tender, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the crab and parsley, cook an additional 5 minutes, then serve.

CREAMY CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Remove husks and silks from corn. Holding ears in a large bowl, slice off kernels (to yield about 10 cups). When slicing corn from cobs, work in a deep bowl to catch the kernels and any juices. In two batches, puree kernels and accumulated juices with a total of 2 cups water until chunky.
• In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, cook pureed corn, butter, 4 cups water, and salt until butter is melted and soup is heated through, 5 minutes.
• Serve hot, garnished with tortilla chips, lime wedges, and sliced scallions, as desired.

SWEET CORN SOUP WITH CRAB

Steps:

• Render salt pork in a Dutch oven over medium heat; remove pork, and reserve for another use.
• Add butter to pork drippings; whisk in cornmeal, and cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute.
• Add celery and next 4 ingredients; saute 2 minutes.
• Add broth and corncobs; Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove and discard corncobs.
• Stir in crab meat and next 4 ingredients; cook until thoroughly heated.
• Garnish, if desired with fresh cilantro stems.