Title: Hot & Spicy Crab & Shrimp Soup
Categories: Seafood Soup
Yield: 6 Servings

1/8	lb	Butter (1/2 stick)
2	lg	Onions, chopped
2		Garlic, cloves, crushed
1	ts	Tabasco
1/2	ts	Cayenne pepper
1/3	c	Chopped parsley
1		Bay leaf
20	oz	Wine, white zinfandel
2	cn	Broth, chicken
1/2	lb	Crab, canned, claw meat
1/2	lb	Shrimp, small, "popcorn" - sized, fresh or frozen

In a large pot melt butter. Stir in onion, garlic, and cook over medium heat (uncovered) until onion is soft.

Stir in tabasco, cayenne, parsley, bay leaf, broth and wine then heat until the mixture is simmering.

Add shrimp (if frozen, wait for mixture to begin simmering again before adding the canned, or fresh cooked crab) then cover and simmer for 15 minutes over low heat until shrimp and crab is thoroughly heated.

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