Ingredients
1 red pepper
1 green pepper
1 small jalepeno pepper
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 yellow onion
1/2 tbsp garlic, minced
1/4 lb butter
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 lbs frozen corn
1 quart clam juice
2 quarts water
1 lb crab claw meat
2 cups half & half
1 cup heavy cream
to taste lime juice
to taste salt & pepper
as needed cornstarch slurry
Directions
To make the base:
Sauté all the vegetables (except corn) in the Butter. Add the Flour and cook for a minute (scrape the bottom of the pot!!!) Add clam juice, Water and Simmer for 20 minutes and remove from heat, Add Corn and Crab, cool and store.
For service:
Combine base and dairy products. Bring the soup to a simmer, season to taste and thicken if necessary.
Note: This soup should have a “slow burn” and be relatively thick. The Lime juice is used to keep it from being too flat and/or heavy.
