Crab Bisque

Name: Crab Bisque
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons of butter; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 2 stalks celery, finely chopped; 2 shallots, finely chopped; Kosher salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon of Old Bay seasoning; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon of garlic powder; 2 tablespoon of tomato paste; 3 tablespoons of flour; 4 cups of seafood stock; 1 cup dry white wine; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 cup of heavy cream; 1 lb of lump crab meat; Freshly chopped chives, for garnish

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:45min

It’s Soup season and comfort food season! Today is Day 1 of my comfort series and this crab bisque needs to be added to fall and winter comfort food rotation.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:05:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories385.5 kcal (19%)

Total Fat20 g (29%)

Carbs15.5 g (6%)

Sugars4.2 g (5%)

Protein23.7 g (47%)

Sodium1152.9 mg (58%)

Fiber1.8 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

3 tablespoonsbutter

1onion

medium, finely chopped

freshly ground black pepper

to taste

1 teaspoonOld Bay seasoning

2cloves garlic

minced

1 teaspoongarlic powder

2 tablespoontomato paste

3 tablespoonsflour

4 cupsseafood stock

1 cupdry white wine

1bay leaf

½ cupheavy cream

1 lblump crab meat

chives

Freshly chopped, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

In a stock pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion, shallots, and celery and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and Old Bay, then stir in garlic and tomato paste. Cook until garlic is fragrant and tomato paste coats vegetables, about 2 minutes.

Step 2

Add flour and cook until for about 1-2 minutes.

Step 3

Add seafood stock and wine, then stir in bay leaf. Simmer for about thirty minutes. Stirring occasionally.

Step 4

3. Remove bay leaf and puree soup with an immersion blender on high until very smooth. Return to medium low heat and stir in heavy cream and half of the crab meat. Cook until just warmed through, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Serve bisque in a bowl and top with remaining crab meat and garnish with chives. Serve with a smoked Gouda grilled cheese.