This recipe is from the Soups, Stews, and Chilies book. We LOVE crab, so I had high hopes for this recipe. Unfortunately, I will probably not make this again. It just had no flavor unless you added a LOT of Tabasco. It may appeal to some, but the flavor just wasn't there in our opinion.
Changes-
-I subbed half and half for heavy cream.
-I used 2% milk instead of whole.
Recommendations-
-Maybe eliminate the whole milk and increase the clam juice and/or cream/half and half.
-Use butter instead of olive oil.
It's funny, I just compared this to my Alexander Sauce, and there is not a lot of difference except for my recommendations. Mine also used regular onion and does not have celery and carrot. (Although, I don't think the celery and carrot would have changed the flavor all that much....especially not to make it bland.) I have made my sauce successfully with half and half, so I think that substitution is fine. Good luck! I'd love to know if someone has success with this one and what they did to make the flavor exciting.
Changes-
-I subbed half and half for heavy cream.
-I used 2% milk instead of whole.
Recommendations-
-Maybe eliminate the whole milk and increase the clam juice and/or cream/half and half.
-Use butter instead of olive oil.
It's funny, I just compared this to my Alexander Sauce, and there is not a lot of difference except for my recommendations. Mine also used regular onion and does not have celery and carrot. (Although, I don't think the celery and carrot would have changed the flavor all that much....especially not to make it bland.) I have made my sauce successfully with half and half, so I think that substitution is fine. Good luck! I'd love to know if someone has success with this one and what they did to make the flavor exciting.
Daphne
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