Old-fashioned Crab Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 cups water
• 8 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 lb carrot (chopped or sliced)
• 6 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 medium onions, diced
• 1 large green bell pepper, diced
• 1 1/2 lbs cabbage, chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs potatoes, diced
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans
• 1/4 cup barley
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 (17 ounce) can english peas, drained
• 1 (12 ounce) can shoepeg whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 -2 tablespoon old bay seasoning
• 2 lbs fresh crabmeat, drained, flaked and picked over
• hot sauce, to taste

Recipe

• 1 add the water and bacon to a large pot; bring to boiling; let cook for 20 minutes.
• 2 add in next 9 ingredients; return to boiling and cook 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• 3 add in peas, corn, and seasoning (for seasoning, start low and add according to your taste).
• 4 return to boiling.
• 5 add crabmeat; cook until heated through.
• 6 check seasoning and adjust to taste--we usually add hot sauce.