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Charleston She Crab Soup
5 from 18 votes

Charleston She Crab Soup

Charleston She Crab Soup is a rich, creamy soup combining sautéed onion and celery with a roux, fish stock, cream, sherry, and brandy, flavored with white crabmeat and crab roe. The soup has a smooth texture and a slightly briny, savory seafood taste, accented by the brandy and sherry's warmth. Optional tomato paste adds color without altering the delicate flavor.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 341 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup onion finely diced
  • 1/2 cup celery finely diced
  • 10 tablespoons butter
  • 8 tablespoons flour
  • 6 cups fish stock
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 2 cups cream
  • 2 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons brandy
  • 10 ounces crabmeat white
  • 1 teaspoon crab roe

Instructions

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  1. Sauté onion & celery in butter until tender. Add flour, fish stock, mace, salt & pepper. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Add cream, sherry, brandy & simmer for 2 minutes. Add crabmeat & roe. 
  2. Optional: add tomato paste for color. Serve in preheated soup cups & a dollop of whipped cream with an additional sprinkle of crab roe on top.

Notes

  • If crab roe is unavailable, finely chopped or crumbled hard-cooked egg can be used as a substitute.
  • Chicken stock combined with clam juice can replace fish stock, though the resulting flavor will differ.
  • Optional tomato paste adds color while maintaining the soup's delicate taste.

Nutrition Information

Calories 341kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 7g (2%) Protein 10g (20%) Fat 30g (46%) Saturated Fat 18g (90%) Cholesterol 107mg (36%) Sodium 1062mg (44%) Potassium 256mg (5%) Fiber 0g (0%) Sugar 0g (0%) Vitamin A 1095IU (22%) Vitamin C 3.1mg (3%) Calcium 95mg (10%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 341

% Daily Value*

Calories 341kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 7g 2%
Protein 10g 20%
Fat 30g 46%
Saturated Fat 18g 90%
Cholesterol 107mg 36%
Sodium 1062mg 44%
Potassium 256mg 5%
Fiber 0g 0%
Sugar 0g 0%
Vitamin A 1095IU 22%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 3%
Calcium 95mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.