New Orleans Crab Soup

Grrrrrgh!
Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 50
 

Ingredients:

1 cup olive oil
6 cups scallions
3 cups carrot
2 cups green bell pepper
5 cups onion
4 cups celery
1 tablespoon garlic
6 quarts fish stock
12 large blue crab
6 cups tomato concasse
1 cup parsley
1 teaspoon file powder
3/4 teaspoon powdered saffron
1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
 

Preparation:

Heat olive oil in a heavy stockpot, over a medium flame add scallions, carrots, bell peppers, onions, celery, and garlic heat and stir for 2-3 minutes add fish stock-mix well remove top shells and gills from crabs, cut into quarters, and add to soup add remaining ingredients-mix well bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30-40 minutes season to taste with salt and additional black pepper serve hot

 

Nutritional Information:

108 Calories (kcal); 7g Total Fat; (69% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 12mg Cholesterol; 185mg Sodium