Original Charleston She Crab Soup

Charleston, South Carolina, is famous for this soup! She crab soup is a rich and creamy seafood chowder that originated in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

This recipe is from the ‘Caterin Charleston’ cookbook, and is sooooo good. Love it.

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Charleston She Crab Soup

Prep Time1 hour hr

Course: Soup

Keyword: she crab soup

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 531kcal

Ingredients

• 8-16 ounces crabmeat, eggs included, if possible
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 small stalk celery, finely chopped
• 4 ounces butter
• 2 tsp flour
• 8 ounces cream
• 16 ounces milk
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup Sherry wine optional

Instructions

• Saute onion and celery in butter in bottom of large saucepan, until lightly browned.
• Add crabmeat and flour.
• Stir milk in gradually until thoroughly mixed.
• Add cream and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, Sherry, salt and pepper. Simmer gently for 15 minutes and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 531kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 738mg | Potassium: 375mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1784IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 220mg | Iron: 1mg