Crab Bisque
Crab Bisque

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, crab bisque. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

It's an old-school creamy soup that's perfect for a special occasion. Here's everything you need to know. Season to taste with remaining Creole seasoning and pepper if desired. The best-tasting crabmeat comes from crabs you cook yourself.

Crab Bisque is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Crab Bisque is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook crab bisque using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Crab Bisque:
  1. Make ready 1 cup onion, minced
  2. Get 1 cup carrot, minced
  3. Take 21 oz chicken broth (2 X 10.5 ounce cans)
  4. Get 4 tbsp flour
  5. Prepare 6 tbsp butter (can omit 2 Tablespoons in step 1, if using cooking spray)
  6. Get 1 cup heavy cream (see note step 6)
  7. Get 1/2 cup cooking sherry
  8. Take 1 tbsp lemon juice
  9. Make ready 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  10. Prepare 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
  11. Take 1 salt and white pepper, to taste
  12. Prepare 3/4 cup shredded imitation crab meat
  13. Make ready 1 optional garnishes - chives, parsley, to your taste

Garnish with fresh minced chives if desired. Using a heavy saucepan, combine all of the ingredients and bring to a boil. Crab bisque is a rich and creamy soup that makes an amazing appetizer in a small quantity. It also makes a delicious first course or is hearty enough to serve as an entrée with some crusty bread and a salad.

Steps to make Crab Bisque:
  1. Saute onion and carrot in 2 Tablespoons of butter until soft. Set aside. (Can be done with cooking spray to reduce fat.)
  2. In a large saucepan, melt 4 Tablespoons of butter and add flour, whisking constantly over medium heat until roux becomes light brown (about 3-5 minutes). Be careful not to burn!
  3. Slowly add chicken broth, while whisking constantly.
  4. Add onions and carrots, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
  5. Add cream, sherry, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, and salt to taste. Simmer an additional 10 minutes. Add shredded imitation crab.
  6. A note about the heavy cream. I only used half of the cream and added 1% milk for the other half cup. Always trying to lower fat content without ruining the recipe…it still tasted great!!
  7. Garnish with chives or parsley if desired.

Crab bisque is a rich and creamy soup that makes an amazing appetizer in a small quantity. It also makes a delicious first course or is hearty enough to serve as an entrée with some crusty bread and a salad. And, this crab bisque recipe is very easy to make at home. Saute onion in the butter, over medium heat, until translucent. In a Dutch oven, saute the onions, celery and green pepper in margarine until tender.

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