She-Crab Soup with Cream Cheese Fritters

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Ingredients for 10 portions
  • 350 g QimiQ Sauce Base
  • 30 g Butter, unsalted
  • 30 g All purpose flour
  • 250 g Milk 2 % fat
  • 30 g Onion(s), finely diced
  • 5 g Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt
  • Black pepper, ground
  • 1 g Mace, ground
  • 1 g Cayenne pepper, ground
  • 2 g Lemon peel, grated
  • 680 g Blue crab meat
  • 60 g Blue crab roe
  • 45 g Dry sherry
  • 15 g Parsley, minced
  • For the fritters
  • 250 g QimiQ Sauce Base
  • 250 g All purpose flour
  • 2 Egg(s)
  • 120 g Cream cheese
  • 180 g Sweet white corn kernels, fresh
  • 25 g Chives
  • 200 g Sharp cheddar cheese, grated
Method
1.
Melt the butter in a sauce pan. Add the flour slowly.
2.
Add the milk and whisk until smooth.
3.
Add the QimiQ Sauce Base, onions, spices and simmer while stirring continuously.
4.
Reduce the heat. Add the crumbled crab roe and stir. Add the crab meat.
5.
Garnish with the chopped parsley and sherry.
6.
For the fritters: mix the QimiQ Sauce Base, flour, eggs and cream cheese until smooth.
7.
Add the corn kernels, chives and cheese. Chill for a few hours.
8.
Shape and shallow fry until golden brown. Serve with the soup.