Charleston She-crab Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
• 1 quart milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
• 1 teaspoon onion juice (may substitute lemon juice)
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 2 cups crab meat, and crab roe (eggs)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 -6 tablespoons dry sherry
• paprika, and or fresh parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 bring water in the bottom of a double boiler to a boil, reduce heat so that water barely simmers and make sure that the amount of water does not touch the bottom of the top of the double boiler.
• 2 melt butter in the top of a double boiler and blend with the flour until smooth.
• 3 add the milk gradually, stirring constantly.
• 4 add the crab meat and roe and all seasonings except sherry and cook slowly, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes.
• 5 to serve, place a tablespoon of warmed sherry in the bottom of each individual soup bowl.
• 6 add soup and top with a dollop of whipped cream.
• 7 sprinkle with parsley and/or paprika.