Crab Soup

12 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon mace
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 lb crabmeat (fresh is best)
  • 4 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 1 dash paprika (optional)
  • 3 ears cooked corn (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler and blend in flour until smooth.
  2. 2
    Add the milk and cream, gradually, and stir constantly with a wire whisk.
  3. 3
    Add crabmeat, onion, mace, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper (if adding corn, take kernals off the cob and add to soup now).
  4. 4
    Cook slowly over a double boiler for 25 minutes, stirring frequently.
  5. 5
    It should get to just below a boil.
  6. 6
    Just before serving, add sherry and stir.
  7. 7
    Pour into indiviual bowls and sprinkle with paprika.

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