Shrimp Bisque

Sage's Note:

Serve with croutons

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 stalks celery , chopped fine
• 1 small onion , chopped fine
• 1 carrot , chopped fine
• 3 tablespoons rice
• 1 lb shrimp , uncooked and peeled
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup cream

Directions:

1. In large saucepan melt butter and saute shrimps until just cooked through about 4 minutes.
2. Using slotted spoon transfer shrimps to a bowl.
3. Add celery,onions, carrots and lemon juice to saucepan.
4. Saute until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
5. Add white wine and boil 2 minutes.
6. Add chicken broth, rice and tomato paste.
7. Cover pot and simmer until rice is tender about 20 minutes,stirring occasionally.
8. Add cream and puree.
9. Add shrimps and blend until shrimps are coarsely chopped.
10. Be careful not to overprocess them.
11. Season with salt and pepper.
12. Top each bowl with extra shrimp.

Reviews

[mums the word]

This is a hard one to review for me. I prepared this for our Valentine's Day dinner and while we liked it, it did not have the flavour I was expecting and it did not thicken up as much as I expected either. I thought that maybe after sitting overnight the flavours would meld, but I still felt it needed something. So, I added some more seafood to it with a flaked fillet of cooked haddock and I prepared a roux to thicken it up more as well. With these changes, it was excellent. That said, I have only had shrimp bisque once and that was at least 20 yrs ago, so I am by no means a connoisseur and my recollection may be fuzzy. As I said, we did enjoy it, and I would probably make it again adding more seafood and the roux. Thx for sharing your recipe. Made for Soup Fest 2011.

[beverlywu]

This soup was wonderful!!! the consistency was perfect..... the only change i made was i added a dash of dry sherry just before serving. My honey really loved it too:)

[Queenofcamping]

This was very good. I loved the texture of it. I just pulsed the blender as some one else said. It was almost too salty though. I would suggest using a low sodium chicken broth. Next time I will make my own broth or get the low sodium kind. Made for ZWT 07