Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, crab bisque. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Crab Bisque is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Crab Bisque is something that I have loved my entire life.
Delicious, rich and creamy crab bisque, made with fresh cracked Dungeness crab meat, and stock made from the crab shells. Crab Bisque from Delish.com is creamy perfection on a cold winter night. It's an old-school creamy soup that's perfect for a special occasion.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook crab bisque using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Crab Bisque:
- Get 1 cup onion, minced
- Make ready 1 cup carrot, minced
- Prepare 21 oz chicken broth (2 X 10.5 ounce cans)
- Get 4 tbsp flour
- Prepare 6 tbsp butter (can omit 2 Tablespoons in step 1, if using cooking spray)
- Prepare 1 cup heavy cream (see note step 6)
- Prepare 1/2 cup cooking sherry
- Get 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Prepare 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Make ready 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
- Take 1 salt and white pepper, to taste
- Take 3/4 cup shredded imitation crab meat
- Prepare 1 optional garnishes - chives, parsley, to your taste
This isn't a thin Bisque, it's full of crab and vegetables, plus, it's lower in fat. This seafood bisque is made with crab and shrimp, but you may choose to substitute another seafood or add a third, such as lobster, scallops, or firm, flaky fish. Bisque is super easy to prepare and cook. This isn't a thin Crab Bisque, crab is the star here, with carrots and celery taking second place, and the.
Steps to make Crab Bisque:
- Saute onion and carrot in 2 Tablespoons of butter until soft. Set aside. (Can be done with cooking spray to reduce fat.)
- 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!
- Slowly add chicken broth, while whisking constantly.
- Add onions and carrots, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add cream, sherry, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, and salt to taste. Simmer an additional 10 minutes. Add shredded imitation crab.
- 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!!
- Garnish with chives or parsley if desired.
The Most Incredible Crab Bisque with Sherry. A decadent bisque made with real crabmeat and thickened with cream and topped off with a bit of Sherry! The broth and cream combined to make an aesthetically unappealing and texturally-challenging bisque. If you have shells and just a little leftover crab from a cracked-crab feast, this delicious bisque is a natural. Increase the heat to medium-high and stir in the stock and heavy cream.
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