YIELD: 4 – 8 OZ. SERVINGS
INGREDIENTS:
3 TBSP Butter
3 TBSP Flour
2 C Half & half
1 C Heavy
cream
2 TBSP Butter
1 lb. Crab
meat (check for cartridge)
1/4 tsp. Cayenne
pepper
1/2 tsp. Old
Bay
1 TBSP Butter
1/3 C Onion,
very finely chopped
1/3 C Celery,
very thinly sliced
3/4 tsp. Worcestershire
sauce
Salt
to taste
White
pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. Lemon
zest
3 Hardboiled
egg YOLKS (Substitute for Roe) – crumbled
3 TBSP Dry
sherry
1 TBSP Fresh
parsley – chopped for garnish
DIRECTIONS:
Boil three eggs to hardboiled – about 10 minutes. Peel and remove yolks and set them
aside. Discard whites. Chop parsley and set aside for garnish. Heat oven to 200° - turn off heat and place
serving bowl in oven to warm them.
In a large, heavy pot over low heat, melt 3 TBSP butter;
add flour and blend until smooth. Slowly add cream and half & half cream,
stirring constantly with a whisk; cook until thickened. DO NOT BOIL!
In a medium skillet, melt 2 TBSP butter. Add crab meat, cayenne and Old bay. Stir gently and cook over medium heat for
about a minute – add to cream mixture and stir slowly to blend.
In same skillet, melt 1 TBSP butter – add onions and
celery and cook until soft – about 2-3 minutes.
Add to crab/cream mixture and stir
Add Worcestershire sauce, salt, white pepper, and lemon
zest to cream mixture. Bring just to a simmer,
stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes
(if the soup appears about to boil,
remove the pan from the heat for a minute or so, then return). Check for
salt and pepper and adjust as desired.
Remove from heat and add sherry, stirring to mix. Let sit
for 3 to 4 minutes before serving.
To serve, sprinkle crumbled egg yolks in the bottom of
the warm serving bowls. Pour the soup slowly
over the yolks, dividing the crabmeat and roe equally into each bowl. Sprinkle
with parsley and serve.
[Just so you know - in many coastal areas it is illegal to catch female crabs that are in the 'berry stage,' i.e., carrying eggs (roe) externally in
the abdominal flap. So check local laws if you are catching your own crabs]
