Ingredients: 6 Servings
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1 Dungeness crab - (abt 1 1/2 lbs), Cooked
5 quarts water
1 bottle clam juice - (8 oz)
1 large onion, halved
1 large carrot, peeled
1/4 Tsp thyme, Dried
1/4 Tsp cayenne pepper
3 Tbl butter
1 large onion, chopped
3 large garlic cloves, chopped
1 1/2 Tsp curry powder
1/2 Tsp turmeric, Ground
4 cups peeled 1" pieces butternut squash, (abt 1 3/4 lbs)
1 potato - (10 oz), peeled, and
cut into 1" pieces
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
1 red bell pepper, cut 1/4" strips
1 yellow bell pepper, cut 1/4" strips
1 green bell pepper, cut 1/4" strips
1 1/2 LB bay scallops
1 1/2 cups frozen green peas, thawed
Method of Preparation: Clean crab and crack; remove meat. Reserve shells and crab butter (gray-green coating inside crab shell). Refrigerate crab meat. Place shells and crab butter in 8- to 10-quart stockpot. Add water, clam juice, onion halves, carrot, thyme and cayenne. Boil over medium heat until liquid is reduced to 9 cups, about 1 1/2 hours. Strain stock. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and garlic and saut until tender, about 6 minutes. Add curry powder and ground turmeric and stir 1 minute. Add crab stock, butternut squash and potato. Simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 35 minutes. Transfer mixture to blender in batches and puree until smooth. Return to Dutch oven. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Rewarm before continuing.) Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large skillet. Add all bell peppers and saut until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Add bay scallops and saut until almost cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add reserved crab meat and green peas and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle squash puree into bowls. Top with seafood mixture and serve. This recipe yields 6 servings. Comments: A spectacular one-dish meal that gets its rich flavor from homemade crab stock. The stock is simple to make and does not require a lot of time. Potato helps thicken the soup; butternut squash adds color. Source: "Bon Apptit, October 1995" S(Formatted for MC6): "05-08-2001 by Joe Comiskey - "
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