She-Crab Soup

Serves 4 · 15 min prep · 30 min cook

Ingredients

• 1 lb lump crab meat
• 2 tbsp crab roe optional
• 4 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp flour
• 1/2 cup onion and celery
• 3 cups total whole milk and cream
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• pinch mace or nutmeg
• to taste salt and white pepper

Instructions

1. 1Make a blond roux with butter and flour; cook aromatics.
2. 2Whisk in milk and cream; simmer gently.
3. 3Add crab, roe, sherry, mace.
4. 4Serve elegant—Charleston classic.