Have you ever tried Crabmeat Stew?
My recipe for Crab Stew has been in our family for many years. My cousin used to come and stay with us during the week way back in the mid 1980’s. He worked in our city but lived a few hours away. We didn’t mind, he was extremely easy to get along with and he was also a good cook. He was always a pleasure to spend time with. The original recipe that Danny made did not include the Old Bay seasoning, I added that later but the basic ingredients were his recipe. It has become a family favorite and one we always look forward to.
Crabmeat Stew is one of those wonderful one pot hearty meals perfect for fall and winter.
Seven simple ingredients make this an easy meal to prepare! We love easy!
Ingredients for making Crab Stew
- Canned Crabmeat
- Cream of Celery Soup
- Cream of Potato Soup
- Milk
- Onion
- Old Bay Seasoning
- Black Pepper
- Butter
Drain the Canned Crabmeat
Pour the crabmeat into a colander to drain and remove the paper wrapping. Some cans will have the paper wrapping and some will not. Allow the crabmeat to drain completely.
Cook The Onions
Melt the butter in a Dutch oven and add the chopped onions. I like to pulverize the onion in a small food chopper first. Cook the onions until they are just about clear. Then add the cream of potato and cream of celery soups.
Adding The Cream of Soups
After adding the soups to the onions, pour milk into the soup can and then pour into the pot. This gets more of the goodies from the soup can into the pot.
Add the Crabmeat To the Soup Pot
Now stir in the crabmeat. Then add the Old Bay seasoning and stir. Add the remaining milk and bring to a low rolling boil, stirring often.
Printable Recipe Below
Serve Crab Stew with Oyster Crackers
We always enjoy oyster crackers with our Crab Stew. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. You can serve cornbread or saltine crackers if you like.
We also enjoy heavy on the black pepper with our Crabmeat stew. That is personal preference. Cracked black pepper sprinkled heavy on top is quite yummy. It’s about as close as I come to eating spicy food.
I have had these cool Watkins products vintage soup mugs with a handle since sometime in the late 80’s. They make me think of the soup bowls they use at Medieval Times or Dixie Stampede and I love serving Crab Stew in them. My hubby enjoys using the wider soup bowl as the stew cools quicker in those.
No matter if you prefer your Crabmeat Stew in an old fashioned bowl with a handle or a more traditional bowl, one thing is for certain, you will enjoy it!
- 2 cans cream of potato soup
- 2 cans cream of celery soup
- 3-4 cans (6 oz. can) of crabmeat, drained
- 2 Tbsp. Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 medium onion chopped (optional)
- ½ stick butter or margarine
- 4-6 cups milk
- Melt the butter in the bottom of a Dutch oven on medium high heat.
- Add the chopped onions to the melted butter and continue cooking on medium high heat until the onions are glazed or just about clear.
- Add in the soups and the crabmeat and stir well.
- Pour milk into the empty soup cans and then into the Dutch oven, stir well. I fill each soup can twice, scraping the sides with a spoon to get all of the soup. (The amount of milk you use will depend on your personal preference as to how thick you want your stew)
- Add in the Old Bay and stir well.
- Because this is a milk base stew, you will need to stir often.
- Continue cooking on medium high heat until the stew reaches a soft boil.
- Turn down and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring often.
- Serve and enjoy!
More Soup Recipes To Make This Winter
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This corn chowder recipe uses fresh ingredients. We even use the cob to add flavor, see how we pull that off.
Also known as Black eye peas and rice, this recipe is a winter staple here in the south. You can even order this meal in restaurants. Our recipe is an old fashioned favorite in our family.
This Taco Soup recipe is one of those fabulous dump soup recipes we all love. Full of flavor and delicious served with tortilla chips. Move over Tacos, soup is coming on Taco Tuesday!
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Lauren Zaubi says
Love that this is quick and simple! Looks and sounds like good old comfort food!
sue says
thanks for sharing this delicious recipe with us. I love crab meat although I don’t enjoy eating it with the shell still on. This recipe would be so rich in flavor – yum. thanks for sharing with us at #AnythingGoes Link up.
lorraine williamson says
thanks for the party and the yummy recipe pinned and will definitely add to my to do list have a great day
swathi says
Crab meat stew looks delicious thanks for sharing with Hearth and Soul blog hop. pinning.
Pure Grace Farms says
Thanks for sharing your fabulous recipe with us this week at Foodie Fridays. Hope to see you again this week. I’m sure you’ll be cooking up something delicious!
Blessings,
Shari
Cheryl says
I love seafood chowder, and this looks just as delicious! I always love to see you at The Yuck Stops Here, I’m sure with your help we’ll be able to #stoptheyuck EVERYWHERE! So glad you’re my bloggy friend! HUGS
Veronica Lee says
Yummmmmm! Looks delish!
Hi! Stopping by from Mom Bloggers Club. Great blog!
Have a nice day!
Shirley Wood says
Thank you Veronica. Glad you stopped by and commented! Please come back again!
Bernadyn @ B is For... says
I’ve never tried this but sounds and looks delicious, perfect when soup season comes around again. I love the oyster crackers with a lot of my soup, too!
Shirley Wood says
Glad you stopped by Bernadyn and hope you enjoy the stew! I’d love to hear about it when you make it.
Kristen from The Road to Domestication says
That looks yummy – my husband would LOVE! (Now to wait until the 90-degree temps are gone so we can enjoy it properly!) And I LOVE those soup mugs.
Shirley Wood says
I love those soup mugs! My husband laughs at me about them but I think they are cool! So ready for the summer heat to become nice Fall breezes!
Zan says
I love crab – makes me think about the Caribbean and all the crab we eat there! Thank you for another easy recipe. BTW: Love the soup bowls!
Shirley Wood says
I’ve never been to the Caribbean but it sure sounds nice to me! It sure is an easy recipe, hope you get to try it out soon. Thanks!
Erica Brooks says
Looks delicious. I love a good Crabmeat stew but don’t usually make it myself. This looks quick and easy enough to try myself.
Shirley Wood says
Thank you for stopping by Erica! I hope you get to make it and come back and tell m about it!
Colleen Stevens says
This looks so yummy! I love thick, creamy soups in the fall. I’ll definitely be making this one soon!
Shirley Wood says
Colleen, you can substitute the milk for heavy cream and make it a bit thicker and creamier! Hope you will come back and tell me how you family liked it. Thanks for stopping by.
Alli says
Yes, you must have oyster crackers and cracked black pepper with any stew! Your crabmeat stew looks so yummy. I always look forward to stews and soups when fall rolls around. And one pot meals are always welcome in my house. Great pics, too!
Shirley Wood says
Alli, you are I are sisters from another time! We have so very much in common! Oyster crackers and black peppers are essential, that is for sure!