She-Crab Soup

Name: She-Crab Soup
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 1 medium onion, diced (1 cup); 2 pounds fresh crabmeat, drained and picked; 1 quart whipping cream; 1 quart half-and-half; 2 cups milk; 2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 1/4 cup water; 2 teaspoons salt; Dry sherry (optional)

12 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 medium onion, diced (1 cup)
2 pounds fresh crabmeat, drained and picked
1 quart whipping cream
1 quart half-and-half
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup water
2 teaspoons salt
Dry sherry (optional)

Directions

1

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add celery and onion, and saute 5 minutes or until tender. Add crabmeat and next 4 ingredients; cook over medium heat, stirring often, until thoroughly heated.
2

Stir together cornstarch and 1/4 cup water; stir in 2 tablespoons hot soup. Stir cornstarch mixture and salt into soup; cook 5 to 7 minutes until thickened, stirring often. Top each serving with 1 teaspoon sherry, if desired.