Make a Southern She-Crab Soup Recipe

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Ingredients (13)

  • 4 quarts water
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons salt, divided
  • 12 female Atlantic blue crabs, about 4 inches wide
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons onion, finely grated
  • 1 teaspoon lemon peel, finely grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 3 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped

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Directions

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