Slow Cooker Tomato Crab Bisque

INGREDIENTS

2 cups

Clam, bottled juice

1/2 cup

Carrots, fine

1 cup

Celery, fine

1 tbsp

Garlic, fresh

1 cup

Onion, fine

2 tbsp

Parsley, fresh

1 cup

Red bell pepper, fine

2 tbsp

Hunt's tomato paste

3 tbsp

All-purpose flour

1/2 tsp

Black pepper, freshly ground

1 pinch

Cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp

Kosher salt

1 tsp

Old bay seasoning

1/2 tsp

Paprika, smoked

1 tbsp

Olive oil, extra-virgin

2 tbsp

Butter, unsalted

1 cup

Half and half

1/4 cup

Vermouth or dry white wine

1 14.5 ounce can

Hunt’s organic diced tomatoes

1 16-ounce container (pasteurized) jumbo lump crab meat (optional)