Hot Spiced Crab Soup

Course :	Seafoods
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	4

Ingredients:

1/8	pound	butter
1	large	onion -- chopped
20	milliliters	garlic -- crushed
1/2	teaspoon	Tabasco or other pep sauce
1/8	teaspoon	cayenne pepper
1/4	cup	chopped parsley
1	piece	bay leaf
1	bottle	dry white drinking wine -- (26.5 oz. bottle)
1	can	chicken broth -- (14 oz)
2	large	cooked Dungeness crabs (about 2 lbs. each) cleaned and cracked
1	medium	lemon wedges

Preparation:

In a large kettle (at least 8 qt.) heat butter until bubbly; stir in onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until onion is soft. Stir in hot pepper seasoning, cayenne, parsley, bay leaf, broth and wine; heat to simmering. Add crab, cover, and simmer about 10 minutes or until crab is heated through. Eating this soup is a wonderful and messy affair. Serve with hot Parmesan garlic bread, a salad and another bottle of the wine used.