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charleston she-crab soup
Charleston She-Crab Soup 1 small onion, minced 4 tablespoons butter 1 pound crabmeat (about 12 crabs) 1 quart milk 2 cups light cream 1/4 teaspoon mace 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
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Ingredients8 items
Ingredients
- 1small onion, minced
- 4tablespoonbutter
- 1poundcrabmeat (about 12 crabs)
- 1quart milk
- 2cuplight cream
- 1/4teaspoonmace
- 1/4teaspoonwhite pepper
- 1/2teaspoonsalt, or to taste
Directions
- 1
Charleston She-Crab Soup 1 small onion, minced 4 tablespoons butter 1 pound crabmeat (about 12 crabs) 1 quart milk 2 cups light cream 1/4 te
- 2
Heat milk and cream in the top of a double boiler, add crab meat and onion, seasonings, and sherry
- 3
Cover, and let steep over very low heat for 30 to 45 minutes
- 4
Beat the egg yolks, pour a little of the hot liquid into them, and then stir the yolk mixture slowly into the soup
- 5
Put a spoonful of roe in each soup bowl, ladle in the soup, and sprinkle the top with grated lemon rind
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Serves 4 to 6.