Decadent Crab Bisque
From sitbynellie 14 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is a rich and decadent soup, ideal for a dinner party!
Ingredients
- 2 oz. butter shopping list
- 1 large carrot, diced small shopping list
- 2 tbsps. finely chopped onion shopping list
- 3 pints of seafood or fish stock (chicken stock will do in a pinch) shopping list
- 2 oz. white rice (not Basmati) shopping list
- A bouquet garni shopping list
- The meat of a large ready-cooked crab shopping list
- 2 oz. butter shopping list
- 1 heaped tbsp. tomato purée shopping list
- 5 fl. oz. white wine shopping list
- 5 fl. oz. double (heavy) cream shopping list
- 5 fl. oz. dry sherry shopping list
- seasoning to taste shopping list
- Some parsley shopping list
How to make it
- In a large pot, cook the carrot and onion in the butter until soft.
- Add the stock, rice and bouquet, and simmer for twenty minutes.
- Take out the bouquet garni.
- Add most of the crabmeat - reserving some - and heat through.
- Liquidise the soup, along with the butter and tomato puree.
- Pour into a clean pan and add the wine, cream, sherry, and the reserved crab meat. Mix well and heat through.
- Check the seasoning.
- Garnish with a little parsley.
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
Susan, you have posted one of my favorites! Dungeness crab from the Pacific NW make this decadent dish the best! Can't wait to try your recipe. Thanks so much.
Have a great weekend!
Valerie
valinkenmore
in Malott loved it
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Oh, this is absolutely decadent and delicious.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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Sound very good!! high 5
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in Sikeston loved it
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