Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, crab bisque. It is one of my favorites. 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 popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Crab Bisque is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
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. Delicious, rich and creamy crab bisque, made with fresh cracked Dungeness crab meat, and stock made from the crab shells.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have crab bisque using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Crab Bisque:
- Get 1 cup onion, minced
- Get 1 cup carrot, minced
- Prepare 21 oz chicken broth (2 X 10.5 ounce cans)
- Make ready 4 tbsp flour
- Make ready 6 tbsp butter (can omit 2 Tablespoons in step 1, if using cooking spray)
- Make ready 1 cup heavy cream (see note step 6)
- Take 1/2 cup cooking sherry
- Get 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Make ready 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Get 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
- Prepare 1 salt and white pepper, to taste
- Take 3/4 cup shredded imitation crab meat
- Get 1 optional garnishes - chives, parsley, to your taste
Crab bisque—is there anything more delicious (and nutritious) for dinner? I frequently pair this with fresh asparagus, or some steamed broccoli. Try garnishing the bisque with a pinch of tarragon or. This Creamy Crab Bisque brings sweet lumps of Dungeness crab meat to your bowl with a rich flavor-packed broth.
Instructions 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.
This makes for a great starter, side, or bougie lunch option. For this particular bisque, I went with shrimp and crab, two of our favorites. The shrimp are affordable and easy to find, and the crab…well…that's the indulgent part of this dish. You can also buy cooked crabs and extract the meat. Fresh lump crabmeat is the next-best option.
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