Soups and Stews
Soups and Stews
On the coast of the Carolinas and Georgia, the favorite soup would be Oyster Stew or She-Crab Soup. Further inland the hands down winner is Brunswick Stew. All of these soups have enjoyed popularity in the south.
The All-time Best Oyster Stew Recipe
This recipe calls for heavy cream, but you can use all milk, half and half or all cream, its up to you. The richer the better, if you don’t tell your doctor!
Brunswick Stew
The original recipes for Brunswick Stew would have included squirrel, rabbit, and maybe possum (and would feed 250), but I don’t hunt, so….
A simple Brunswick Stew recipe with fewer ingredients.
And a Brunswick Stew Video.
This is a delicious and different soup, sure to wow your guests.
A flavorful Tomato Soup
This is definitely gourmet soup. You can substitute canned tomatoes for the fresh, but I like the flavor of the fresh.
Two different She-Crab Soup recipes. If Purchasing your crabs whole, look for the first small set of feelers to be feathery (indicating a she-crab, he-crabs have a larger and hard shell on these feelers). The eggs add an extra richness and flavor to this soup.
A Delicious Crab & Corn Bisque
An old southern favorite that uses beef instead of terrapin. Rich with cream and butter, this soup is not the lite version.
A simple soup of chicken and okra. Serve with rice.
Vegetable Soups and Bisques:
Roasted Butternut Squash Coconut Soup
Delicious Made From Scratch Cream of Celery Soup
Chilled Soups
Perfect for a light summer dessert or as a first course.
Use your food processor to make quick work of this fresh summer soup. Keep this in the fridge all summer for a refreshing iced soup.
Use fresh or frozen spinach to make this summertime favorite.
A nice cold summertime soup when the garden overflows with zucchini.
