She-crab Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

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