Title: Hot Spiced Crab Soup
Categories: Soup Seafood
Yield: 4 Servings

1/8	lb	Butter
1	lg	Onion, chopped
2	cl	Garlic, crushed
1/2	ts	Tobasco or other pep sauce
1/8	ts	Cayenne pepper
1/4	c	Chopped parsley
1		Bay leaf
1		Bottle of *dry* white
		Drinking wine (26.5 oz.
		Bottle)
1	cn	(14 oz) chicken broth
2	lg	Cooked Dungeness crabs
		(about 2 lbs. each),
		Cleaned and cracked
		Lemon wedges

In a large kettle (at least 8 qt.) heat butter until bubbly; stir in onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until onion is soft. Stir in hot pepper seasoning, cayenne, parsley, bay leaf, broth and wine; heat to simmering. Add crab, cover, and simmer about 10 minutes or until crab is heated through.

Eating this soup is a wonderful and messy affair. Serve with hot Parmesan garlic bread, a salad and another bottle of the wine used.

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