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.
Charleston 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
