She Crab Soup
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One of my favorite soups to order in the Maryland/DC area.
Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: she-crab meat
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Ingredients
| 2 tablespoonsunsalted butter |
| 1 smallonion; grated |
| 3 stalkscelery; minced |
| 1 tablespoonall-purpose flour |
| Salt and white pepper; to taste |
| 1/4 teaspoonmace; ground |
| 1/2 teaspoondried thyme |
| 1/2 teaspoonWorcestershire sauce |
| 1/2 teaspoonTabasco |
| Lemon juice |
| 2 cupsheavy cream |
| 2 cupsmilk |
| 2 cupstotal white she-crab meat and roe |
| 1/2 cupsherry |
She Crab Soup Preparation
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté the onion and celery until soft. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables, stir, and cook 5 minutes. Add all the spices, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, and a splash of lemon juice and simmer briefly. Add the cream and milk and heat almost to scalding, stirring constantly. Add the crabmeat and roe and stir. Heat just long enough to warm through. Add the sherry and serve at once, garnished with paprika and chopped parsley.
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