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Seafood Bisque

Name: Seafood Bisque
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 pounds FOR THE STOCK:; 2 Tablespoons Shellfish (lobster, Shrimp, Crabs -- In Shells); 1 cup Olive Oil; ½ cups Onion, Chopped; ½ cups Carrot, Diced; ¼ cups Celery, Diced; ½ cups Shallot, Chopped; 2 teaspoons Leek, Chopped; 2 Tablespoons Garlic, Minced; ¼ cups Tomato Paste; 5 cups Brandy; ¾ cups Chicken Stock (unsalted) Or Water; 1 Dry White Wine; 1 sprig Bay Leaf; 1 Thyme (double This If Desired); 2 teaspoons Lemon, Strips Of Rind Removed; ½ teaspoons Salt; 1 teaspoon Ground White Pepper; 4 Tablespoons Paprika; 4 Tablespoons FOR THE BISQUE:; 4 cups Butter; 1 cup Flour; ¼ cups Strained Seafood Stock (add More To Achieve Desired Consistency); ¼ cups Heavy Cream; ¼ teaspoons Brandy; 2 teaspoons Dry Sherry

26 ingredients 45 min + 1 hr 6 openrecipes

This is a delicate bisque. Well worth the effort, cost and calories.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1245

Calories

92g

Protein

38g

Fat

128g

Carbs

Counts 19 of 22 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Crab	100g cooked	97
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
White Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Thyme	1 tsp dried (1.4g)	4
Bay Leaf	1 leaf (0.6g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Shellfish	not in our table	0
Brandy	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

3 pounds FOR THE STOCK:
2 Tablespoons Shellfish (lobster, Shrimp, Crabs -- In Shells)
1 cup Olive Oil
½ cups Onion, Chopped
½ cups Carrot, Diced
¼ cups Celery, Diced
½ cups Shallot, Chopped
2 teaspoons Leek, Chopped
2 Tablespoons Garlic, Minced
¼ cups Tomato Paste
5 cups Brandy
¾ cups Chicken Stock (unsalted) Or Water
1 Dry White Wine
1 sprig Bay Leaf
1 Thyme (double This If Desired)
2 teaspoons Lemon, Strips Of Rind Removed
½ teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Ground White Pepper
4 Tablespoons Paprika
4 Tablespoons FOR THE BISQUE:
4 cups Butter
1 cup Flour
¼ cups Strained Seafood Stock (add More To Achieve Desired Consistency)
¼ cups Heavy Cream
¼ teaspoons Brandy
2 teaspoons Dry Sherry

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

Seafood Bisque

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