Crab Bisque
Crab Bisque
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Author:
Melanie Richtman
Perfect Dinner Recipe
Products used: 4 Quart Stock Pot
Ingredients
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3 tablespoons of unsalted butter
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1 yellow onion, chopped
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2 pieces of celery, chopped
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1 teaspoon of Old Bay seasoning
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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2 tablespoons of tomato paste
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3 tablespoons of flour
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4 cups of seafood stock
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1 cup of dry white wine
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½ cup of heavy cream, plus extra for drizzling
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12 ounces of lump crab meat
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Salt and pepper to taste
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Parsley for garnish
Directions
Preheat your stock pot on medium low heat.
Melt the butter and saute the onions and celery for 5 minutes or until softened. Add Old Bay and season with salt and pepper.
Add in the minced garlic and tomato paste to coat the vegetables and stir for 1 minute.
Coat the vegetable mixture with the flour and continue stirring.
Pour in the seafood stock and dry white wine and bring to a simmer on medium low heat for roughly 30 minutes.
Using an immersion blender, blend the soup in the stock pot, then add ½ cup of heavy cream and half of the lump crab meat.
Serve with the additional crab meat, extra heavy cream for drizzling, and garnish with parsley.
