She-Crab Soup

Category: Soups, Stews and Chili

Cuisine: American

Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 Stalks celery finely diced

1 bn Scallions tops finely diced

1 pt Heavy cream

1/4 lb Crab roe

1 sm Yellow onion finely diced

4 oz whole butter

Sherry Fine quality

4 oz All purpose flour

1 pt Water

1 bn Fresh chives finely diced

1 Splash Sherry

1/4 lb lump crab meat Jumbo size

2 ds hot sauce

2 pt Whole Milk

1 1/2 ts Salt


Directions

In a large, heavy bottomed soup pot, saute the onions and celery in the whole butter until translucent. Stir in the flour and cook over a low flame for approximately 5 minutes. Add a splash of Sherry then the cream, stir this then add the water and milk. Now add the salt, Tabassco and crab roe, bring to a simmer then add the crabmeat. Stir in the crab gently as to not break the lumps. If the soup appears too thick, add a little more milk and adjust the seasonings. Serve in a soup cup and garnish with the scallions, chives and a splash of sherry. Per serving: 3109 Calories (kcal); 301g Total Fat; (85% calories from fat); 45g Protein; 71g Carbohydrate; 1034mg Cholesterol; 4879mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 59 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Recipe by: COOKING LIVE PRIMETIME SHOW NUMBER CP0069 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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