posted by Leigh 03-15-99 10:33 AM
Sam Miller's Famous Crab Soup
1 lb. backfin crabmeat
3/4 cup minced onion
3 Tbs. butter, melted
3/4 cup flour
12 cups hot milk, do not boil
3/4 cup sherry
1 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. instant chicken bouillon
2 cups half and half
Pick over crabmeat, removing any shell.
In a large pot, saute onion in butter over moderate heat until tender but not browned; stir in flour.
Gradually blend in milk.
Add half and half, sherry, thyme and chicken bouillon, stirring constantly until mixture is
heated through.
Add crabmeat and serve immediately.