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This rich and creamy soup is great for chilly winter days! Perfect served with a side of crusty bread!
How's the weather where you're at right now? Thankfully, it's been very mild here for the last couple weeks, 30's and 40's. That's pretty unusual considering it's the end of January, But I'll take it! I hope everyone's staying safe in the Northeast right now!
Today's recipe is for a rich and decedent Crab Bisque! I've had this recipe in my draft folder for the last few weeks, and am now just getting to posting it. My Dad treated all of us to crab legs for our Christmas dinner this year and I was the lucky one who got to take the leftovers home with me. I've been dying to make a bisque at home, but seafood is usually out of budget, so I'm especially excited about this recipe!
It took me quite awhile to clean all of the meat out of the crab legs, but you can also buy just the lump crab at your grocer's meat counter. I recommend that, this recipe is way easier that way! This soup is delicious and is fantastic with some crusty bread to dip in. I'm totally a bread dipper when it comes to thicker, creamy soups like this! Enjoy!
Crab Bisque
What you need:
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup onions, finely diced
1/2 cup carrots, diced
1/2 cup celery, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 tablespoons flour
2 1/4 cup seafood or chicken stock
1 cup white cooking wine
12 ounces fresh crab meat
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 cup heavy cream
salt and pepper, as needed
Directions:
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic and tomato paste. Saute for 5 minutes, then add the flour. Stir to combine and cook for 1 minute.
Pour in the chicken stock and cooking wine, then add the crab, paprika and cayenne. Simmer for 25 minutes, or until veggies are tender. Use an immersion blender and blend until smooth.
If you liked this recipe, follow the Hot Eats and Cool Reads board on Pinterest here!
On the blog... one year ago: Black Bean Tostadas with Cilantro Sour Cream Sauce
Two years ago: Book Review: This World we Live in by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Three years ago: Lime Cranberry Muffins
This recipe is shared at: Love Bakes Good Cakes, The Best Blog Recipes, A Dish of Daily Life, The Better Baker,
This rich and creamy soup is great for chilly winter days! Perfect served with a side of crusty bread!
How's the weather where you're at right now? Thankfully, it's been very mild here for the last couple weeks, 30's and 40's. That's pretty unusual considering it's the end of January, But I'll take it! I hope everyone's staying safe in the Northeast right now!
Today's recipe is for a rich and decedent Crab Bisque! I've had this recipe in my draft folder for the last few weeks, and am now just getting to posting it. My Dad treated all of us to crab legs for our Christmas dinner this year and I was the lucky one who got to take the leftovers home with me. I've been dying to make a bisque at home, but seafood is usually out of budget, so I'm especially excited about this recipe!
It took me quite awhile to clean all of the meat out of the crab legs, but you can also buy just the lump crab at your grocer's meat counter. I recommend that, this recipe is way easier that way! This soup is delicious and is fantastic with some crusty bread to dip in. I'm totally a bread dipper when it comes to thicker, creamy soups like this! Enjoy!
Crab Bisque
What you need:
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup onions, finely diced
1/2 cup carrots, diced
1/2 cup celery, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 tablespoons flour
2 1/4 cup seafood or chicken stock
1 cup white cooking wine
12 ounces fresh crab meat
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 cup heavy cream
salt and pepper, as needed
Directions:
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic and tomato paste. Saute for 5 minutes, then add the flour. Stir to combine and cook for 1 minute.
Pour in the chicken stock and cooking wine, then add the crab, paprika and cayenne. Simmer for 25 minutes, or until veggies are tender. Use an immersion blender and blend until smooth.
If you liked this recipe, follow the Hot Eats and Cool Reads board on Pinterest here!
On the blog... one year ago: Black Bean Tostadas with Cilantro Sour Cream Sauce
Two years ago: Book Review: This World we Live in by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Three years ago: Lime Cranberry Muffins
This recipe is shared at: Love Bakes Good Cakes, The Best Blog Recipes, A Dish of Daily Life, The Better Baker,
This crab bisque sounds like a perfect soup for this weekend! Awesome that it's ready in 30 minutes!
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect winter comfort food! Pinned :)
ReplyDeleteit is worth picking those legs for fresh meat! makdes all the different - I bet this soup is outstanding
ReplyDeleteI love seafood, and seafood soups. This bisque sounds so rich and comforting. I definitely want that loaf of crusty bread, and I'll see you a bottle of wine!
ReplyDelete....and by see, I meant raise. Doh! {head smack} :P
DeleteI've never made a bisque, but I'd love to try this recipe. Lucky you for getting the crab leftovers from the holidays!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing and very simple. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteseafood soups, especially with crab, are so good! looks great!
ReplyDeleteCrab bisque is definitely one of my weaknesses. :) And perfect for a chilly winter evening!
ReplyDeleteDelicious looking soup!! Perfect for the cold winter and snowstorms ahead!!
ReplyDeleteYes please...I would love this. Pinning!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sheena, I do hope you'll swing by to Food on Friday to add this to the crab recipe collection! Cheers from Carole from Carole's Chatter
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a crab bisque. Crab is so expensive. This is a great way to stretch it to feed a family.
ReplyDeleteLove how quickly this soup comes together!
ReplyDeleteI love crab legs but they are really expensive to get out here (Hawaii), so when we do get them, I love to make yummy meals like this! This bisque sounds so delicious, Sheena! Makes me want to fork over some cash to make it. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love lobster bisque, so I bet I would love crab bisque! This looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great cold weather meal.
ReplyDeleteYummy! can't wait to try this bowl of comforting soup.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the perfect meal for us, especially right now! It's 18 degrees here and I don't even want to know what it is with the windchill! Your soup looks delicious...we love crab!
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