Silky She Crab Soup Recipe: Charleston Comfort - Seafood Portal

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
• 1 celery stalk, finely diced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups fish stock or chicken stock
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
• Pinch of ground mace (optional)
• 1 pound cooked lump crab meat, picked through for shells
• 2 ounces crab roe (optional)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
• Sherry, extra, for drizzling (optional)
• Dash of Old Bay seasoning, for garnish (optional)