A good soup from Chandler's Restaurant in Seattle. Plan ahead because this takes about 3 hours to simmer. The hardest part is cleaning the crab! Make extra stock to freeze.
Provided by lazyme
Categories Crab
Time 4h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Clean the crab and remove the meat from the shell.
- Reserve the meat. Use the shell to make the crab stock.
- Crab stock:.
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy stockpot.
- Add the crab shells, carrot, onion and celery; brown lightly.
- Add brandy and ignite. When flames have expired, add the water, garlic, bay leaf, tarragon and tomato paste.
- Bring stock to a low simmer for 2 to 3 hours and reduce to 1 quart.
- Strain through a fine sieve and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Soup:.
- Make a roux in a heavy saucepan by melting 4 ounces (1 stick) butter over medium heat. When foam subsides, add the flour all at once. Stir constantly, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring until it is blond-colored (about 5 minutes).
- Add crab stock, cup by cup, whisking thoroughly after each addition. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes, skim frequently.
- Add heavy cream, juice from the lemon, tabasco, worcestershire, old bay and white pepper. Bring back to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the whiskey, sherry, 2 tablespoons butter and the reserved crab meat; cook 1 minute to heat through. Salt to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 926.5, Fat 70.1, SaturatedFat 40.5, Cholesterol 341.4, Sodium 946.3, Carbohydrate 22.7, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 2.7, Protein 42.7
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