Crab Bisque.
You can have Crab Bisque using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Crab Bisque
- You need 1 of no Crab shells & legs.
- You need 30 grams of Onion roughly chopped.
- It's 30 grams of Celery roughly chopped.
- It's 30 grams of Carrot roughly chopped.
- Prepare 2 tsp of Tomato puree.
- You need 1 pinch of Thyme.
- You need 1 sprig of Parsley stems.
- Prepare 1 of no Bay leaves.
- Prepare of few seeds Black peppercorns.
- You need 50 grams of Crab meat (removed from claws).
- It's 1 tsp of Refined oil.
- Prepare 1 of no Onion, sliced.
- Prepare 30 mls of Brandy.
- You need 2 cups of Shell fish stock / plain water.
- It's 1 tsp of Raw rice.
- You need 1 tsp of Tomato puree.
- Prepare 20 mls of Cooking cream.
- You need to taste of Seasonings.
- Prepare to taste of Cayenne pepper / Chilli powder.
Crab Bisque step by step
- Break the claws & legs from a whole crab & reserve them for cooking & garnish as well..
- Separate the meat from the body & claws, wash the body & keep aside.
- Cover the reserved legs & claws in a stock pot with & let it simmer.
- Remove the froth, reduce the heat, add rest of the ingredients & simmer for 30 minutes.
- In a saucepan, heat oil, cook sliced onion till transparennt for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, let it cool, once the liquid is cool enough, blend it to a smooth paste.
- Now simmer the soup, add chilli powder, seasonings & cream..
- Do not let the soup boil, just simmer till it is ready for serving..
- Decorate the soup with cooked claw, crab meat & finely chopped parsley..