Photo: She-Crab Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 small onions, grated
- 6 ribs of celery, grated
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- Salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon mace
- 1 quart whole milk
- 1 cup cream
- 1 tablespoon Crystal hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 pounds crab meat, picked over for cartilage
- 1 hard boiled egg, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup sherry
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
Directions
In the top of a double-boiler, melt the butter and flour together. Cook the mixture for 3-4 minutes for a blond roux. Stir in the onions, celery, and garlic. Season with salt, pepper, and mace. Cook the vegetables for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, cream, hot sauce, and Worcestershire. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer the soup for 15 minutes. Stir in the crab meat and continue simmering for 10-15 minutes. Reseason if necessary. Sprinkle the chopped eggs in the bottom of each bowl. Ladle the soup into each bowl. Drizzle the soup with the sherry. Garnish with chopped parsley.
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By loveduane
on February 18, 2011
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Too much onion! Tastes like onion soup instead of crab soup. I really like she crab soup and I want to taste crab! I left out the eggs, don't like the texture. After altering, it was good second time.
By curiousinthekitchen
greenville, SC
on November 06, 2010
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a yummy treat for a special occasion. I left out the hard boiled egg. With all of the rich flavors and textures, it seems superfluous. For those unfamiliar, mace is the lacy outer coating found on a nutmeg. It has a similar flavor profile to nutmeg, but it is less assertive. The best substitute would be a little freshly grated nutmeg -- just a pinch.
By 2ncbeachbumz_10...
St Albans, WV
on August 17, 2008
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This is so easy to make and the only alteration I made to the soup was to add some Old Bay Seasoning to taste.
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