Bisque Saffron Seafood Bisque Recipes

SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add the shrimp, crab and mushrooms. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Stir in the wine, salt and pepper; cook 2-3 minutes longer. Top with onions if desired.

SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large pan.
• Add vegetables, seasonings and lemon juice.
• Cook slowly for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Add seafood and cook for 5 minutes longer.
• Add cream just before serving.
• (For a lower fat version, reduce the butter or margarine to 1 T, and use evaporated milk or half-and-half instead of the cream).

BISQUE SAFFRON SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pan. Add garlic, pumpkin, onion, carrot and leek and sauté. Add bay leaf and continue to sauté for two to three minutes. Heat another pan. Add prawns heads and two cups of water and let it boil. Reduce heat and let it simmer. Place the prawns one on top of the other and wrap in a piece of aluminium foil drop this into the pan with prawn heads and water and let it cook.
• Add a cup of water to the vegetables and cook till soft. Add tomato along with celery, black peppercorns and salt. Mix and cook for one minute. Remove the bay leaf and transfer the mixture into a blender. Blend to a smooth puree. Remove the scum from boiling prawn stock. Heat butter in another pan. Add refined flour and sauté for one minute.
• Add prawn stock little by little and stir well to avoid lumps. Add the vegetable puree and cook for one to two minutes. Strain into a deep pan. Bring the mixture to a boil again. Transfer this into a serving dish. Unwrap the prawns and place it in the centre. Sprinkle saffron strands and serve hot.

CREAMY LOBSTER BISQUE

Steps:

• 1 bunch fresh chives, for garnish
• For the lobster broth: Heat a large soup pot on medium and add the butter, olive oil, garlic, carrots, celery and onions. Add the sea salt and some freshly cracked pepper and saute for about 8 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the brandy and burn off the alcohol. Pour in the white wine and reduce for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the vegetable stock, tomato paste, peppercorns, lobster carcasses (keep meat for later), bay leaves, parsley and thyme. Top of with water, just enough to cover the shells. Turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour.
• For the dark roux: Heat a small saucepan on medium. Add the butter and flour and whisk continuously until amber in color and nutty smelling, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• For the bisque: Using strainer and cheesecloth, strain the lobster broth into a medium pot. Add the dark roux, heavy cream and saffron and mix. Let reduce on medium-low heat until thick, another 15 to 20 minutes.
• For the lobster meat: Heat a big pan on medium-high and melt the butter. Add the lobster meat and saute until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Spoon the lobster meat into a big bowl, ladle on the lobster bisque and top with chives. Enjoy.

VERY EASY SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion, celery, red pepper and garlic in butter until tender.
• Add tomato basil and alfredo sauces; stir to mix well.
• Add chicken broth and Tabasco sauce; simmer over low heat about 15 minutes; stirring occasionally.
• Add shrimp or crabmeat; cook until shrimp just turns pink if using shrimp.
• Serve bisque garnished with parsley.

EASY SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan.
• Add your choice of seafood and cook until done.
• Add soups, heavy cream and half-and-half; stir until smooth.
• Heat through. Season with hot pepper sauce and sherry.

MARINA CAFE SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy bottom pot and saute onions, garlic, celery, and tomatoes for 10 minute.
• Stir in the flour until all is incorporated.
• Slowly add sherry, white wine, cream and milk, stirring continuously.
• Bring to a slow boil.
• Add all of the seafood ingredients, lemon juice, green onions, and paprika.
• Bring back to a slow boil.
• Simmer for 20-30 minutes add the basil and season to taste with salt, black pepper, and cayenne.

ELEGANT SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• Sauté minced shallots in butter until soft.
• Add the flour and stir with whisk for 5 minutes on low heat, set aside.
• Bring one quart of water to a boil and add chicken base, clams, crab, shrimp and whole pieces of salmon and cod.
• Return to boil, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Strain the stock, reserving the seafood.
• Stir the shallot mixture into the stock.
• 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.
• Chunk the salmon and cod and add all of the seafood back into the soup pot.
• Add the sherry and heat through, no more than 3 minutes.

SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the green onions in melted butter until the onions are tender.
• Add in the flour; stir until smooth.
• Cook for 1 minutes stirring constantly.
• Gradually add in the milk; cook and stir constantly over medium heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly (pull up a chair).
• Stir in hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste.
• Add in crabmeat and shrimp; cook and stir over low heat until shrimp turn pink.
• Add in parsley and stir to combine.
• Serve.