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Lucile's Sweet Potato And Crab Soup

Mickey Samuels, chef at Lucile's Creole Cafe, says the idea for the soup came to him "in the middle of the night."

Courses: Soup
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 lbs 567g / 20ozSweet potatoes or yams - peeled, and
  Cut in slices
1 1/2 cups 93g / 3.3ozChopped yellow onions
3/4 cup 109g / 3.8ozChopped green bell peppers
3/4 cup 82g / 2.9ozChopped celery
  Butter or vegetable oil
3/4 cup 177mlSherry
1 1/2 cups 355mlMilk
2 cups 474mlCream
2 1/4 tablespoons 33mlBrown sugar
1/2 tablespoon 7.5mlSalt
1 tablespoon 15mlPlus 1 tspn Lucile's Creole Seasoning
  (or other Cajun or Creole seasoning)
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozCrabmeat

Recipe Instructions

Boil sweet potatoes or yams until soft. Saute onions, green peppers and celery until soft in oil or butter. Then add sherry and boil for 3 minutes. Puree vegetables with the sweet potatoes in a food processor. Put into soup pot with remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
Susan Wolfe on the http://www.eclix.net Food BB

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