This Seafood Bisque recipe is simple yet still packed with heaps of flavor! It has the perfect combination of spice and creaminess to leave you satisfied!!
This seafood bisque is freaking amazing. I legit tasted it and then sighed with happiness. Even though I just adapted my own Lobster Bisque recipe, I swear that this one was just divine.
It’s perfect. SO smooth and creamy, a little spice and that wonderful flavor of crab and shrimp. Bisque is one of those dishes that tastes so utterly decadent and flavorful that you think “this must take forever and have an ingredient list a mile long.”
Well, we all know that’s not how I roll. This has (I think) an entirely reasonable ingredient list (ten, including garnish) and takes about thirty minutes to make. No joke. And most of that is passive simmering time. Theres a lot of throwing things into the pot and letting the flavors stew together. The real workhorse here is your blender. After simmering for a bit, you pour it into a blender, turn it to “soup mode,” and let that baby run. Seriously, that’s all it is. This would be perfect for cold winter’s nights or a holiday dinner!
Now let’s revisit that whole “pour it into a blender thing.”
If you want to find a sect of people that are crazily passionate about a piece of kitchen equipment, talk to someone that owns a Vitamix. I can guarantee that you won’t find anyone with a complaint. This thing is amazing. It makes hot soups. It makes nut butters. Makes the world’s best smoothies and milkshakes. It makes ice cream. Makes salsas. It makes great salad dressings. And it’s worth every penny.
Want one? Great news. I’m giving one away, along with:
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Seafood Bisque
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup minced shallots
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups seafood stock
- 2 cups cream
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons tobasco hot sauce
- 1/2 lb shrimp peeled
- 1/2 lb lump crabmeat
- chopped chives
Instructions
- In a large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk in the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes. Slowly pour in the seafood stock, then the cream while whisking. Simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
- Add in the shrimp and half of the crab meat, tobasco and paprika; simmer for 5 minutes.
- Pour the soup into a blender and puree until smooth. Return the soup to the pot and add in the remaining crab meat. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with fresh chives, and serve.
Cathy Bouldry says
Oh my. This Vitamix would be such an answer to prayers and a dream come true. I had a Vitamix for 20 years until it finally bit the dust… I am lost without it!!! To have this in the kitchen again would help so much in both cooking and a healthier lifestyle!! Thank you so much for the opportunity to even enter!!! Fingers and toes crossed! 😉 Have a blessed Christmas and New Years!
graciously,
Cathy B anambitlife at yahoo