Cheap And Easy Crab Bisque Recipes

REAL CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat.
• Mince green onion, celery, and carrot in food processor, then add to the butter, cover& sweat until tender, approximately 5 minutes.
• Whisk in flour and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Whisk in chicken broth and milk.
• Bring to a boil, whisking often.
• When it comes to just a boil, quickly stir in cream, seasonings, sherry and crabmeat.
• Heat through, then serve.

DECADENT AND EASY CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Saute onion in the butter, over medium heat, until translucent.
• Add 2 T. of the flour to the onions, mixing well with a wooden spoon. Cook for about a minute.
• Add 3 cups of the half-and-half, heavy cream, salt and pepper. Whisk while bringing up to a boil (you can turn up the heat a bit here - just be careful not to scald the cream).
• Shake 2 T. of the flour and 1 cup of the half-and-half - using a jar with a lid. Shake until the flour is blended well.
• Add to the soup by whisking. Keep whisking until the soup thickens.
• Stir in the crab and cook for about 5 more minutes.
• Ladle the soup into the bowls and garnish with snipped chives, if desired.

CRABMEAT BISQUE MADE EASY

Steps:

• Spray a stockpot with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in the prepared stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir celery, onion, paprika, seafood seasoning, thyme, salt, and white pepper until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Whisk flour into vegetable mixture until smooth and dissolved. Pour seafood stock over vegetable mixture.
• Mix half-and-half, cream, and milk into broth mixture; decrease heat and simmer until bisque is thickened, about 15 minutes. Add crabmeat and simmer bisque until crabmeat is heated through, about 5 minutes more.

EASY CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium sized pot (non stick), add flour, salt and pepper - as though you were making a rue (blonde rue). Allow flour to melt into the butter and stir constantly until the flour is a blonde rue.
• Combine rue with Tomato Paste and slowly add the chicken stock whisking as you go. Once this has come to a moderate heat add marsala and cream - not together or you will cruddle - if you want a dryer taste use a dry sherry instead.
• Finally add your star ingredient - Crab and allow to come full heat slowly and serve with a wedge of crusty bread and salad for a full meal or just by itself for a great intro to a wonderful dinner.

LOBSTER OR CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Saute onion and carrot in 2 tablespoons butter until soft. Set aside.
• In 4 quart saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons butter and add flour, whisking constantly over medium heat until roux becomes light brown (about 5 minutes). DO NOT BURN!
• Slowly add chicken broth, whisking constantly to ensure mixture stays smooth.
• Add onions and carrots, cover, and simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Add cream, sherry, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, salt, and lobster or crab and simmer an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
• Garnish with fresh minced chives if desired.

CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add flour and stir constantly until lightly browned.
• Add celery and onion and cook till soft.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Simmer at least one hour, preferably two.
• Remove bell pepper and bay leaf.
• Add crabmeat and cream.
• Heat thoroughly.
• Do not boil.

CHEAP AND EASY CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Fry bacon pieces until crisp.
• Set bacon aside.
• Melt butter into your soup pot on medium heat. Add celery, red pepper, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir until soft. Add bacon and crab and spices. Add cheeses and stir until they are melted and mixed inches Add milk and simmer. Sprinkle parsley on top. Enjoy!