Joe's Maryland Shrimp Bisque Recipe

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Joe's Maryland Shrimp Bisque
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Ingredients:

  • 4 quarts half-and-half
  • 1/4 lb butter
  • 3 large shallots
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 2 (14 1/2 oz) cans chicken broth

Directions:

  1. Pull heads off shrimp.
  2. In 4 quart saucepan put 2 cans chicken broth.
  3. Put shrimp heads in saucepan with broth.
  4. Bring to a boil.
  5. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minute.
  6. Remove shrimp heads and discard.
  7. Reduce liquid (to aprox 12 oz).
  8. In frying pan saute thinly sliced shallots and crushed garlic with 1 tbsp butter then turn off heat.
  9. Pour reduced chicken stock (from #7) in 8 quart stock pot then add shallots & garlic and stir, then slowly add sherry and stir, then add half and half while stirring and remaining butter.
  10. Add all spices and turn burner on low.
  11. Clean and de-vein shrimp then cut shrimp in half.
  12. Add shrimp to soup.
  13. Turn heat up a little (no more than 170 degrees - will curdle if heat is too high. If it does curdle strain out shrimp and put soup in blender and blend on high until re-mixed and smooth then pour back in pot and add shrimp again) and cook for 1 hour stirring occasionally.
  14. Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2819.3 Kcal (11804 kJ)
Calories from fat 1621.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 180.15g 277%
Cholesterol 544.97mg 182%
Sodium 4984.35mg 208%
Potassium 1644.15mg 35%
Total Carbs 173.84g 58%
Sugars 7.23g 29%
Dietary Fiber 6.9g 28%
Protein 58.79g 118%
Vitamin C 17.5mg 29%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 5.3mg 29%
Calcium 976.4mg 98%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 214.71 Kcal (899 kJ)
Calories from fat 123.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.72g 277%
Cholesterol 41.5mg 182%
Sodium 379.59mg 208%
Potassium 125.21mg 35%
Total Carbs 13.24g 58%
Sugars 0.55g 29%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 28%
Protein 4.48g 118%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 29%
Iron 0.4mg 29%
Calcium 74.4mg 98%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 70.6
    Points
  • 70
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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