She-Crab Soup

10 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon mace
  • 2 cups crabmeat, flaked and cartilage removed (fresh or frozen)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 1/2 cup crushed soda cracker
  • 2 tablespoons sherry wine
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • chopped fresh parsley

Directions

  1. 1
    Pour milk into top half of double boiler.
  2. 2
    Add mace and cook 8 minutes over low heat.
  3. 3
    Add crabmeat, butter and cream.
  4. 4
    Season with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.
  5. 5
    Stir and cook 15 minutes over low heat.
  6. 6
    Stir occasionally during cooking.
  7. 7
    Remove from heat.
  8. 8
    Add crushed crackers and let stand several minutes to thicken soup.
  9. 9
    Stir in sherry just before serving.
  10. 10
    Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

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