She Crab Soup

By Thom7747

This was voted as the best "She Crab Soup" in the Hampton Roads area and I heartily agree. The restaurant was chosen "Best Seafood Restaurant" in Tidewater, Virginia for Seventeen Consecutive Years by Portfolio Magazine.

Ingredients

• 1/2 gallon milk
• 1/4 pound sweet butter (unsalted)
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• dash of nutmeg
• dash of cinnamon
• dash of ground cloves
• salt and pepper to taste
• dash of onion powder
• dash of garlic powder
• 1 cup cooking sherry
• 1 pound backfin crab meat

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from lynnhavenfishhouse.net

Preparation

Step 1

In a double boiler, heat milk to steaming (do not allow to boil).
 
Melt butter in saucepan.
1. Add flour to melted butter, stirring until lightly browned.
2. Add steaming milk to butter and flour mixture.
3. Add sherry, mixing well.
4. Heat over medium heat for approximately 5 minutes.
5. Add crab meat and stir gently.
6. Heat thoroughly for another 5 minutes.

Serve hot.