Maryland Crab Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup fresh lima beans
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons old bay seasoning tm
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 pound blue crab crabmeat
• 10 blue crab claws, steamed (optional)
• 1 gallon water

Recipe

• place whole tomatoes, water, lima beans, corn, sliced carrots, chopped onion, old bay seasoning, and beef broth, in a 4 quart pot. heat to simmer, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
• bring 1 gallon water to boil. add crab claws and boil 6 minutes. drain crab and set aside
• stir crabmeat (and crabs claws, if desired) into tomato and vegetable mixture. cover and simmer 10-15 minutes longer. serve hot.