Martha Washington's Crab Soup |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Another treasured recipe from our gourmet group. A simple dish with a wonderful combination of flavors that became a favorite of many presidential families including FDR and Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter, softened |
1 1/2 tablespoons flour |
3 hard-boiled eggs, mashed |
1 fresh lemon rind, finely grated |
4 cups milk |
1/2 lb crabmeat |
1/2 cup heavy cream |
1/2 cup dry sherry |
1/8 teaspoon worcestershire sauce |
2 -3 dashes hot sauce |
salt |
white pepper |
Directions:
1. Combine butter, flour, eggs and lemon rind.
2. Bring milk to a boil, remove pan from heat and stir in egg mixture, simmer 5 minutes.
3. Add crabmeat to milk mixture, simmer 5 minutes.
4. Add sherry, worcestershire, hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.
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