Get the Recipe for Crab Soup That Will be Served at President Obama's Inaugural Gala

The recipe follows:

1t Unsalted Butter ¼C Small Diced Yellow Onions ½C Small Diced Celery 1Qt Crab Stock or (1Qt Water 1T Crab Base or Chicken Base) ½C Diced Tomatoes 1½C Mixed Vegetables Fresh or Frozen (Green Beans, Corn, Peas, Carrots) 1C Small Dice Green Cabbage ½ C Small Fresh Diced Potatoes 4oz Crab Meat Claw 4oz Crab Meat Lump 2T Tomato Paste ¾t Old Bay or to Taste 1t Sugar 1 Bay Leaf ¼t Ground Oregano ¼t Ground Thyme 1t Parsley 2 Slashes Tabasco Optional

Peel and small dice all vegetables, melt butter in a 4qt pot over med heat and sauté onions & celery until onions are translucent. Add the rest of the vegetables and cook for 5 min. Then add herbs and seasonings, diced tomatoes, crab stock and tomato paste. Bring to a boil then turn heat down and simmer the soup for 1 hour. To finish add the crab meat and tabasco to taste cook for 2 min then take off heat let stand for 5 min then serve.

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