4 crab bisque with brandy Recipes

live or frozen uncooked blue crabs (3 to 3 1/2 lb), rinsed well, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, celery rib, finely chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, thyme sprigs, black peppercorns, cognac or other brandy, dry white wine, reduced-sodium chicken broth, water, grain white rice, chopped tarragon, fresh lemon juice, cayenne, lump crabmeat , at room temperature 30 minutes, picked over, crab butter (optional)

fish bones , with some meat still attached, white mirepoix, cold water, sachet d espices, chopped onion, chopped leek, chopped celery, chopped mushroom (optional), chopped parsnip (optional), dried thyme, parsley stems, bay leaf, peppercorn, butter, flour, fish stock, dungeness crab shells, yellow onion, minced, butter, garlic cloves, minced, paprika, tomato paste, brandy, veloute sauce, heavy cream, dungeness crabmeat, salt, black pepper, old bay seasoning, tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, dry sherry, cream, pernod , or, ouzo

bleached all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, chopped yellow onions, seeded and chopped green bell peppers, chopped celery, chopped carrots, bay leaves, salt, cayenne, gumbo crabs, each cut in 1/2, peeled, seeded, and chopped fresh or canned tomatoes, brandy, water, liquid crab boil (recommended : zatarain s concentrated liquid shrimp and crab boil), optional, chopped green onions, green parts only, chopped fresh parsley leaves, heavy cream, lump crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, crab toasts , recipe follows