Step 1

Melt butter of medium heat in large stock pot. Cook onion until soft (about 3-5 mins)

Step 2

Add flour and blend to make roux.

Step 3

Add seafood stock to roux, stirring well. Reduce to low heat and stir until thickened (about 5 mins)

Step 4

Stir small amount of hot roux into cream to temper.

Step 5

Add cream and bring to a light boil.

Step 6

Reduce heat to low. Add next 5 ingredients, 1 tsp of salt, and 1/2 of the crab. Simmer 5 mins.

Step 7

Combine remaining crab meat, salt, and sherry in a small bowl. When you divide the soup into individual bowls, top with a scoop of the crab mixture in the center of the bowl.