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Elegant Seafood Bisque
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 8
This makes a to die for super rich seafood bisque, chocked full of seafood such as shrimp, crab, salmon, clams and cod and is lower carb than most,due to no potatoes. Hint for low carbers: use Wondra instant flour and all you will need is about 1 or 2 TBS to thicken. The original recipe was obtained from a local restaurant.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup finely minced shallot
1/2 lb butter
1/2 cup flour
1 quart water
1 tablespoon chicken base
1 (14 ounce) can baby clams, with juice
1/2 lb uncooked shrimp, cleaned, shelled, deveined
1/3 lb cod, boneless, leave in one piece
1/3 lb salmon, skinless, boneless, leave in one piece
2/3 lb cooked crabmeat, chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup dry sherry
salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Sauté minced shallots in butter until soft.
2. Add the flour and stir with whisk for 5 minutes on low heat, set aside.
3. Bring one quart of water to a boil and add chicken base, clams, crab, shrimp and whole pieces of salmon and cod.
4. Return to boil, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Strain the stock, reserving the seafood.
6. Stir the shallot mixture into the stock.
7. Add the heavy cream and half and half to the stock, bring to a simmer on low heat and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
8. Chunk the salmon and cod and add all of the seafood back into the soup pot.
9. Add the sherry and heat through, no more than 3 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com