She-Crab Soup Atlantic Blue Crab Low Countries Best Southern

COOKING WITH MADJON AND FRIENDS

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AIR DATE :                                  RECORD DATE:4-01-12

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SHOW DISCRIPTION: Cooking some She Crab Soup, Yum Yum

Recipes #: 02

Recipes Name MadJon’s She-Crab Soup

TOTAL TIME: 1 hour

PREP TIME: 20 minutes

COOK TIME: 40 minutes

YIELD:     12 servings

LEVEL              EASY     MEDIUM  X    DIFFICULT

INGREDIENTS

ITEM                                                 Exact measurements

Onion                                              1 medium onion , diced Garlic                                               5 pods, minced Celery                                              2 Stalks, diced Flour-all purpose                             ¼ Cup Potato’s                                            2 medium, peeled and diced Butter                                                1 stick Chicken Broth                                   2 cartons Bay Leafs                                          3 each Paprika                                              2 tsp. Garlic and Onion Powder                  1 ½ tsp. each Old Spice                                           1 tsp. Mrs. Dash’s                                         1 tsp. Black Pepper                                      ½ tsp. Worcester Sauce                              2 TBSP. Tabasco Sauce                                   5 dash’s Roe ( Egg Yolk’s)                                 4 egg Yolk’s hard boiled Crab Meat                                            1 pound with juice Half and Half                                         3 Cups Sherry                                                  ¼ Cup Cooking sherry may be used as a option Parsley                                                 ½ cup finely chopped for garish

DIRECTIONS

In a large stock pot or pan heat the butter.  Next add the onion, garlic, celery to the butter and cook till clear.  Next add the flour and mix, to that you add the chicken broth and potatoes and bring to a boil.  Stir. Turn down to simmer.  Now add the bay leaf, paprika, and onion and garlic powders.  Next add the Mrs. Dash’s, black pepper, and Worcester sauce.  Also add the old bay and Tabasco.  Let this simmer for about 20 minutes and add the crab and half of the roe, egg yolks.  Reserve the other half for garnish.  Now its time to add your milk.  Simmer another 5 to 10 minutes uncovered and don’t let it burn, please.  Stir.  When finished garnish with some sherry and parsley.  Bona Y’all.

Hello foodies out there in web land and am going to be talking about some great Southern low country soup called She-Crab soup which is a cross between and Bisque or a Chowder.  It consist of Atlantic Blue Crab meat, heavy cream, stock, butter, and a cooked up roe..  Its said to have been bought to the Carolina in the 1700's by Scottish who settled in the Carolina's.  Its supposed to be topped off with a small amount of Sherry before serving.  The soup is named for the She-Crab or female crab.  She has like orange eggs that are used in the making of the original She-Crab Soup, that's what gives it that reddish color and taste.  However if you don't have the Red Eggs then you can use boiled egg yolks instead.  I think I have all that straight.  This soup is very famous in Charleston, I hear they make the best.  The last She-Crab soup that I ate was just a few days ago when we were at the Outer Banks for vacation and I much enjoyed mine.  It was full of flavor and Crab meat.
Any who I hope you enjoy this recipe I made it up for one of the TV shows, Cooking With MadJon & Friends.  Please if you would like to comment I'd love to hear from you and come like my fan page on face book.  Happy Trails to you until we meet again.  Bon'a Y'all.