{"id":14380,"date":"2024-11-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/?p=14380"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:18:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T17:18:28","slug":"she-crab-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/she-crab-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"She-Crab Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
In top of a double boiler, melt butter. Blend in flour. Stirring constantly, add cream and milk, then Worcestershire, salt, lemon zest, mace and pepper. Add crabmeat and cook slowly for 20 minutes. Do not allow to boil; cook just below the simmer temperature level. Remove from heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crumble egg yolks and sprinkle in bottom of individual soup bowls. Stir sherry into soup. Pour into bowls, then sprinkle with paprika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contributed by Joyce Taylor<\/a> From: Mariner\u2019s Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n DID YOU KNOW?<\/p> You can tell the difference of male and female\u00a0blue crabs\u00a0not only by the underside of the\u00a0abdomen, but also by the claw color.\u00a0 Female blue crabs often have bright red-tipped claws while males tend to have blue claws.<\/p>\n