Spicy Crab And Shrimp Soup

• 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 )

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. .

butter, onion, celery, clam juice, tomatoes, tomato juice, sherry, pearl barley, bay leaf, worcestershire sauce, hot pepper, oregano, garlic powder, hot sauce, cayenne pepper, shrimp, crabmeat

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-crab-and-shrimp-soup-398736 (may not work)