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Step 1
Bring milk, half & half, and heavy whipping cream to a boil.
Step 2
When it starts to boil, make a paste (or slurry) in a SEPARATE BOWL with the cornstarch and COLD water. The general rule of thumb is 1 tablespoon of COLD water mixed with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch per cup of soup. Be sure to WHISK WELL (use a mini whisk, battery operated frother, or shake aggressively in a jar with a lid) until the paste is FULLY blended.
Step 3
Add the paste to the soup and bring back to a boil for 1 minute, mixing constantly.
Step 4
If the soup seems too thin, make more paste with 1 T. corn starch & 1 T. cold water. Mix into the soup and heat through again, mixing constantly.
Step 5
Keep adding the 1 tablespoon cornstarch/1 tablespoon cold water paste until your soup gets to the preferred thickness.
Step 6
THEN add your crab meat.
Step 7
Adding crab meat after the cornstarch paste is so that you don't break up the delicate chunks of crab while whisking the cornstarch.
Step 8
Add fresh parsley, Old Bay Seasoning, butter, salt and pepper and heat through.
Step 9
Add extra crab meat & Old Bay Seasoning based on your preferences.
Step 10
Remove from heat.
Step 11
Soup is ready to serve.