Spicy Crab And Shrimp Soup

Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter sticks (3/4)


• 1/2 cup chopped onion


• 1/2 cup celery


• 4 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice


• 14 ounces diced tomatoes with juice


• 1 1/2 cups tomato juice


• 2 tablespoons dry sherry


• 1/4 cup pearl barley


• 1 bay leaf


• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce


• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce


• 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning


• 1 teaspoon dried oregano


• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder


• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (tabasco )


• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper


• 1 lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled deveined


• 1/2 lb crabmeat (picked over )

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy saucepan over meduium-high heat.


• 2 add onion and celery ,.


• 3 saute' until tender ,about 6 minutes.


• 4 add clam juice , tomatoes with their jucies and sherry.


• 5 bring to a boil.


• 6 add next 8 ingredients.


• 7 simmer until barley is tender ,stirring often about 25 minutes.


• 8 add seafood to soup, simmer until shrimp are cooked through, about 3 minutes.


• 9 season with salt and pepper.


• 10 .