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Health & Fitness

Soups on! Cream of crab soup

INGREDIENTS
1 stalk celery finely chopped
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 envelope hollandaise sauce mix
4 cups half-and-half,divided
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
2 tablespoon OLD BAY® Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon of sherry (not cooking sherry)
1 lb fresh crab meat

DIRECTIONS
In a med. bowl blend flour and hollandaise mix with 2 cups 1/2 & 1/2.
Melt butter in a med. heavy saucepan over med. heat ,add celery. Slowly add the hollandaise mixture , stirring constantly until thickened. Add remaining 1/2 & 1/2, Old bay,dry mustard,celery seed, and whipping cream. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Add the crabmeat and sherry, stirring gently until warmed through.
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