Saturday, October 1, 2011

Cream Of Crab And Brie Soup


One of my favorite restaurants in Louisiana has a Cream of Crab and Brie Soup that is out of this world. Another of my favorite restaurants has a Cream of Crab and Asparagus Soup that I also love. Of course (you know me!), I went home and poured through all my cookbooks looking for something comparable. I ended up taking several recipes, modifying them and came up with this one. You can make it with the brie, or not, and you can make it with the asparagus, or not! It's up to you. Either way you decide to go, this is a soup that is absolutely wonderful. Serve it as the main dish with some buttered french bread and a salad or as a side to a different main course like crab cakes. It's heaven in a bowl!

4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup brandy, optional(increase the wine to 1 cup)
6 cups seafood stock
2 cups cream
8 ounces Brie cheese, rind removed and cubed
1 pound crabmeat (backfin or lump, NOT She-Crab)
1 bunch asparagus spears, tipped to 1-1/2” (optional)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Salt and/or Tony’s to taste

Melt butter in a dutch oven/pot over medium heat. Sprinkle in flour, stirring constantly, until a blond roux is achieved, about 6-8 minutes. Add onions, garlic and optional asparagus tips. Sauté 5-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Carefully add the white wine and brandy. Stir constantly, scraping the bottom of the pan. Gradually blend in seafood stock. Add cream and blend.

Bring to a gentle boil. Be careful not to scorch. Reduce heat to simmer. Cook for 30 minutes until reduced to a thick, velvety texture. Add brie; stir constantly until cheese melts. Gently fold in crabmeat. Cook an additional 5 minutes. Add cayenne, black and white pepper. Season to taste with salt and/or Tony’s.

15 comments:

  1. This soup looks incredibly delicious! Love all of the ingredients and can't wait to try it! Thanks for the great recipe and for stopping by!

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  2. I just had a bowl of brie and crabmeat soup at a local restaurant here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it was fantastic! As soon as I came home, I immediately began a search on how to prepare it. Your recipe is the closest I've found and looks delicious! Can shrimp be substituted for the crabmeat? Would it change the flavor of the soup too much from the original? Can't wait to make this for my Christmas guests!

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  5. Loved this soup. Took me a while to prepare but I wanted to make sure I didn't mess up my expensive crab meat. Well worth the wait. Thanks so much!

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  6. The ONE AND ONLY recipe that you are looking for that originated at Mansur's was published in The Advocate many years ago and this is the clipping: http://thtolbert.blogspot.com/2013/09/brie-and-crab-bisque.html

    You're welcome

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  7. This turned out amazing! Your recipe was off the chain, better than anywhere I've had it!
    Slidell, La

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  8. OMG.... best crab soup ever. Thank you

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  9. 3rd time making it, delicious

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  10. Very good (did it with crawfish). For what it’s worth, with 30 minutes of boil and 1/2 cup of roux this soup comes out very thin. We cooked for over an hour, with stated amount of roux, and there was very little thickening. Another 1/2 cup roux and 30 more minutes of cooking and it came out really nice.

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  12. Best crab soup ever, I have it at least once a year during winter for the last 5 years. Last year I invited the neighbors, everyone loved it. Looking forward to lower temperatures to do it again.

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