Creamy Corn Bisque With Crab And Fresh Basil Recipes

CORN AND CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook until soft and translucent. Pour in chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Stir in garlic, bay leaves, cayenne pepper, Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir corn into boiling broth. Simmer about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low.
• Remove 1 cup of soup, and set aside to cool slightly. Then pour into a food processor. Pour in half-and-half. Puree for 30 to 45 seconds, and set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together flour and milk. Slowly stir into simmering soup. Stirring constantly, simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Then stir in pureed mixture.
• Reduce heat to low, stir in crab meat, and cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes.

CREAMY CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute celery, onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Add the next nine ingredients; mix well. Stir in crab; heat through. Discard the bay leaves. , Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

CORN AND CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium heat in a large heavy pot. Add the corn flour and onions and cook, stirring, until lightly browned and smelling of toasted nuts, about 4 minutes. Stir in the sugar, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper. Immediately add the cream, corn and 4 quarts of water. Let simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened and the corn is cooked and tender, about 40 minutes. Taking care, blend the bisque in batches until smooth. Add the salt and pepper to taste. To serve, divide the crabmeat among 6 bowls and top with the hot bisque (which will lightly cook the crab). Garnish with the green onions.

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.

CREAMY CORN BISQUE WITH CRAB AND FRESH BASIL

Steps:

• Heat olive oil until hot in a big pot (with a lid) set over medium heat.
• Add in corn and leeks; cook/stir constantly, until slightly softened, about 6 minutes.
• Add in garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and red pepper flakes; cook/stir for 1 minute.
• Add in 4 cups stock; bring mixture to a simmer; decrease heat and cover; cook at a gently simmer until the corn and leeks are very tender, 30 minutes.
• Puree the soup in batches in a food processor, blender, or food mill, and return soup to the pot (or use immersion blender to puree soup in the pot).
• The texture should be slightly chunky, not completely smooth.
• Whisk the half-and-half into the soup, then whisk in the sour cream.
• Taste and season with salt, as needed.
• If the soup is too thick, thin it up with up to ½ cup stock (the soup can be prepared 2 days ahead-cool, cover, and refrigerate; reheat over medium heat; do not let the soup come to a boil).
• To serve, ladle into 4 soup bowls; divide the crabmeat evenly and mound in the center of each serving.
• Garnish each portion with julienned basil and a basil sprig.