Karyn’s Cream of Crab Soup

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (1.25 ounce) envelope hollandaise sauce mix
• 4 cups half-and-half, divided
• 0.25 cup butter
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
• 0.5 teaspoon dry mustard
• 0.25 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 pound fresh crabmeat
• 1 tablespoon cooking sherry

Steps

1. Blend flour and hollandaise sauce mix with 2 cups half-and-half in a medium bowl.
2. Melt butter in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Slowly add hollandaise mixture, stirring constantly until thickened. Add remaining half-and-half, whipping cream, seafood seasoning, dry mustard, and celery seed. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low.
3. Add crabmeat and sherry, stirring gently until warmed through. Serve immediately.