Sea Ranch Crab Bisque

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. butter
• 1/2 tsp. mace
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 2 cups milk
• 1 lb. fresh back fin crab meat
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 cups thin coffee cream
• 1/2 tsp. red pepper

Method

1. 1

   Melt butter in top of double boiler.

2. 2

   Add flour and blend.

3. 3

   Add milk and cook, stirring until thickened.

4. 4

   Add seasonings and crab.

5. 5

   When ready to serve, add cream and heat.

6. 6

   Place one bouillon spoon of sherry in bouillon cup, add bisque, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Seafood cookery in North Carolina (1960) by North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Sea Ranch Crab Bisque This bisque is a speciality of the Sea Ranch Hotel and Beach Club at Kitty Hawk. Mrs. Alice Sykes contributed this recipe. V2 lb. butter Va tsp. mace 2 tbsp. flour Va tsp. nutmeg 2 cups milk 1 lb. fresh back fin crab meat 1 tsp. salt 3 cups thin coffee cream

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