She-Crab Soup

Ingredients

• •3 tablespoons butter
• •1 medium onion, diced
• •2 stalks celery, diced
• •1 pound lump crab meat
• •2 tablespoons crab roe (optional but traditional)
• •4 cups chicken or seafood broth
• •1 cup heavy cream
• •2 tablespoons dry sherry
• •1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
• •to taste salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1Melt butter in a large pot and sauté diced onion and celery until softened, about 5 minutes.
2. 2Add broth and bring to a simmer, cooking for 10 minutes to develop flavors.
3. 3Stir in crab roe (if using) and Old Bay seasoning, simmering for 5 minutes until the roe dissolves.
4. 4Gently fold in the lump crab meat, being careful not to break it apart.
5. 5Reduce heat to low and stir in heavy cream, warming through without boiling.
6. 6Add sherry and season with salt and pepper to taste.
7. 7Simmer for 5 minutes and serve hot in bowls with oyster crackers or crusty bread.

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