Corn Crab Soup Recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 medium onion, chopped

1 medium carrot, chopped

1 celery rib, chopped

1 garlic clove, chopped

6 ears of corn, kernels cut off

1 bay leaf

Large pinch of saffron threads

4 1/2 cups water

Salt and freshly ground pepper

1/2 pound lump crabmeat, picked over

1/4 cup shredded basil

saute, boil with chicken stock, then add crab at the end and serve