Martha Washington's Sherry Crab Soup Recipe
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Ingredients: 4 cups warm milk
3 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon melted butter
4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper (more or less to taste)
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
1/2 pound cooked crab meat
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup dry sherry
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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Directions:1. Combine 1 cup of the warm milk with the eggs, butter and flour in a blender. Puree until the mixture is completely smooth. Add the remaining milk and blend well.
2. Transfer the pureed mixture to a soup pot and season with salt and pepper. Add the lemon zest and the crab. Heat until the soup is hot but not boiling.
3. Drizzle the cream into the pot while stirring constantly. Then drizzle the sherry into the soup while stirring constantly. Whisk in the Worcestershire sauce and serve immediately. |
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Notes: Martha Washington's Sherry Crab Soup is one of the few White House recipes that has been consistently made through two centuries of presidencies.
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