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She-Crab Soup

Name: She-Crab Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tbsp butter; 1 onion (diced); 3 tbsp flour; 4 cups seafood stock; 2 cups heavy cream; 1 lb lump crab meat; 2 tbsp crab roe (optional); 2 tbsp dry sherry; Old Bay and paprika

A Lowcountry classic — rich cream soup with blue crab, crab roe, and a splash of sherry. Velvety, luxurious Southern comfort.

Prep 15 min

Cook 30 min

Total 45 min

Serves 6

Dinner·American·Medium

Ingredients

Step 1 — Soup

3 tbsp butter
1 onion (diced)
3 tbsp flour
4 cups seafood stock
2 cups heavy cream
1 lb lump crab meat
2 tbsp crab roe (optional)
2 tbsp dry sherry
Old Bay and paprika

Instructions

1
Make the soup
Melt butter, sauté onion 5 minutes. Whisk in flour, cook 2 minutes. Add stock and cream, simmer 15 minutes. Stir in crab, roe, and sherry. Season with Old Bay. Garnish with paprika.

Nutrition per serving: 360 cal · 18g protein · 14g carbs · 28g fat · 1g fiber

For informational purposes only. Not medical or dietary advice. Verify ingredients for allergens, cooking times, and safe internal temperatures before serving.

DinnerAmericanMedium

She-Crab Soup

A Lowcountry classic — rich cream soup with blue crab, crab roe, and a splash of sherry. Velvety, luxurious Southern comfort.

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Total

45 min

Serves

Instructions

Ingredients listed when you need them.

All Ingredients

In the order you use them

Step 1 — Soup

3 tbsp butter
1 onion (diced)
3 tbsp flour
4 cups seafood stock
2 cups heavy cream
1 lb lump crab meat
2 tbsp crab roe (optional)
2 tbsp dry sherry
Old Bay and paprika

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Nutrition

Per serving (estimate)

360

Calories

18g

Protein

14g

Carbs

28g

Fat

Fiber

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