Seafood Bisque

Submitted by Paja9203

"This soup is the perfect first course of an elegant dinner, or a special main dish for lunch. The flavour is outstanding."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 2-4

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons chopped celery
• 4 tablespoons chopped mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons chopped onions
• 2 tablespoons chopped carrots
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 dash Tabasco sauce
• 1 generous grating fresh pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon marjoram
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch mace
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup shrimp (or a combination of shrimp and any other seafood)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup heavy cream

directions

1. Melt butter in large pan.
2. Add vegetables, seasonings and lemon juice.
3. Cook slowly for 5 minutes.
4. Add chicken broth and simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Remove bay leaf.
6. Add seafood and cook for 5 minutes longer.
7. Add cream just before serving.
8. (For a lower fat version, reduce the butter or margarine to 1 T, and use evaporated milk or half-and-half instead of the cream).

Reviews

[Paula5]

Even though I used evaporated milk instead of cream, this was rich and wonderful and satisfying. I used frozen shrimp and homemade chicken broth and it came out perfectly. A great, great recipe.

 

[nmorris]

This came out perfect!! I chopped all the ingredients in a food processor and ended up cooking it mostly in a slow/soup cooker and it was delicious. I added an extra dab or two of Tobasco and that made it slightly spicy.