Spicy Tomato Crab Soup
March 6th, 2013
Helllllllooooo loooooover……
Oh, excuse me. I was talking to my soup.
My velvety, tomatoey, luscious, creamy, SPIIIIICYYYYYY soup. Topped with fresh, sweet crab, and tiny crunchy mustard seeds.
It’s beautiful, delicious, and seriously spicy. Just the way I like it. (If you are less interested in feeling the burn, just cut down or omit the jalapeno’s.)
I will be slurpin on this stuff all day long. And maybe tonight while I watch MY FIRST EVER REAL LIVE TELEVISION SHOW!!! AHHHHHHHEEEEWHOOOO!!!!!
Ok. Now I have calmed down. My kids will go “Oh, there’s mommy!” and then they will go right back to playing barbie’s. But I will force my husband to watch it laptop free and soak up each moment without dozing off. Not that he will want to, because it will be gripping and fascinating and most importantly heart-warming. I am actually being serious. It is a really sweet show. Um, and informative- because it is all about DIY!
Read this post if you have any questions about what is going down on my first (of many!!) DIY “Rescue my Renovation” episodes. (Check your local programming- I think it is 9pm ET and 6pm PT)
Please don’t make fun of my hair or makeup which will be obviously terrible and very DIY (ha! Get it?)
Also, Rachel at RachelCooks.com was kind enough to let me blab on about what “A Day in the Life” loloks like for me. If you are interested in what that madness looks like head on over!
To make this Spicy Tomato Crab Soup, this is what you do:
In a large heavy pot, add the olive oil and the onion and sweat for 5 minutes over medium heat.Add the tomatoes, red peppers and jalapeno peppers ( 1 for a little spicy, two for a lot spicy!) and stir to combine.
Add the water and simmer with the lid on for 20 minutes over low heat.
Puree the soup on high until smooth (working in batches if you need to.) Return the soup to the pot and re-heat. Gently stir in the cream and then season to taste with the salt. Dish up the soup and top with a clump of fresh crab meat and garnish with a little fresh herb and a tiny sprinkle of mustard seeds.
Recipe: Spicy Tomato Crab Soup
Ingredients
- -2 tablespoons olive oil
- -1 yellow onion, diced
- -3 cloves garlic, chopped
- -2 red peppers, chopped, seeds and veins removed
- -8 cups tomatoes
- -1-2 jalapeno peppers sliced, stemmed but leave the seeds and veins
- -4 cups water
- -½ cup cream
- -kosher salt
- -½ lbs fresh picked crab
- -mustard seeds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1. In a large heavy pot, add the olive oil and the onion and sweat for 5 minutes over medium heat.
- 2. Add the tomatoes, garlic, red peppers and jalapeno peppers ( 1 for a little spicy, two for a lot spicy!) and stir to combine.
- 3. Add the water and simmer with the lid on for 20 minutes over low heat.
- 4. Puree the soup on high until smooth (working in batches if you need to.)
- 5. Return the soup to the pot and re-heat. Gently stir in the cream and then season to taste with the salt.
- 6. Dish up the soup and top with a clump of fresh crab meat and garnish with a little fresh herb and a tiny sprinkle of mustard seeds.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time: 30 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 8
Nice tomato soup and the crab is a decadently delicious addition!
6:22 am on March 6th, 2013
I LOVE crab soup of any kind and this one is no exception!! I love the spicy kick to it and the crabmeat scattered throughout. Oh geez, I wish I had a bowl of this right now!!
6:35 am on March 6th, 2013
Gorgeous! OK I need a bowl of this to go with my sandwiches. =)
6:39 am on March 6th, 2013
Beautiful pictures beautiful soup! Win Win!
6:39 am on March 6th, 2013
Love crab soup – and the beautiful tomatoes just add to the magic!
6:51 am on March 6th, 2013
Love the soup and love the bowl:) And congrats on your show! So proud of you my friend! xo
6:57 am on March 6th, 2013
Thank you so much Maria :)
7:01 am on March 6th, 2013
Heather!!! You go–can’t wait to see on TV! And this soup…. is worthy of a “Hello Lover” for sure.
7:25 am on March 6th, 2013
Looks amazing! So excited for you and your new show… its just amazing Heather!!!
7:30 am on March 6th, 2013
Thank you so much AManda!
7:43 am on March 6th, 2013
Love the addition of the crab. Congrats on the big event. I know you will kill it!
7:51 am on March 6th, 2013
This soup looks great! Love that crab on top :)
8:02 am on March 6th, 2013
Oh my gosh, congrats! That sounds like so much fun! I’ll bet your hair and make up will look amazing; you’re beautiful!
Soup looks sooo tasty btw!
8:10 am on March 6th, 2013
LOVE this soup. Loved the day in your life feature and SO excited to watch your show tonight! woot woot
9:27 am on March 6th, 2013
OMG- how fun and exciting! And the soup-love, of course. :)
10:19 am on March 6th, 2013
Gorgeous soup…adore the crab on it! Congrats on the show!!!
10:21 am on March 6th, 2013
I wanna waaaaatch!!! Will you post a clip once it’s aired? I don’t get that channel. Booooo!
Oh and, slurp me.
10:38 am on March 6th, 2013
This soup just makes my stomach do backflips? Don’t worry that stranger invading your fridge in the wee hours of the morning will just be me, scouring for the remains of this soup. YUM!!
11:30 am on March 6th, 2013
This sounds remarkable! I’ve been trying to think of something to put on it for a veggie version. Maybe some smokey cheese? I don’t have that cable channel and it’s kinda driving me nuts.
2:35 pm on March 6th, 2013
What a deliciouss soup – totally inviting esp with that crab on top. I am so glad I came from Rachel’s blog. Loving your space and still cant get over that kitchen. good luck on your show. I dont get that channel :(
3:25 pm on March 6th, 2013
Your pictures make my mouth water. Delicious.
5:49 pm on March 6th, 2013
This looks amazing! I love all those beautiful tomatoes and of course, the crab!
8:12 pm on March 6th, 2013
I actually just made this and thought it turned out great! I saw garlic in the ingredients, but not mentioned in the instructions, so I just tossed it in with everything else. Also, I pureed mine in the blender in 2 batches ( I halved the recipe) and then found that I had to run it through a strainer to remove the seeds and the pieces of tomato and pepper skins that were left. I just wasn’t sure if you did yours that way or if you just have a better blender than mine that got all those bits and pieces pureed all the way for you! :)
Looking forward to this for supper in a bit. The flavor when I was tasting for salt in just fantastic! Thanks for sharing :)
5:57 am on April 25th, 2013
Hi Tracy- I didn’t run mine through the strainer? I use a vita mix which is indeed a great blender and gets things very smooth, but I usually am ok with a more rustic result because I am too lazy to use the strainer!! But I bet your strained version was very nice in texture! I will fix the garlic typo- thank you!
6:59 am on April 25th, 2013