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Crawfish Bisque Recipe

Crawfish Bisque

Crawfish bisque is a rich, flavorful soup made from pureed crustaceans.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Course: Side Dishes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Crawfish Bisque
Servings: 6
Calories: 244kcal

Equipment

  • Saucepan

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons salted butter
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium tomato diced
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 3 cups seafood stock
  • 4 thyme sprigs fresh
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ cup dry sherry cooking wine divided
  • 1 pound crawfish tails frozen peeled, thawed and divided
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chives chopped

Instructions

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour until well combined. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes, or until the roux is pale brown. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes with the onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, tomato, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Turn the heat up to medium-high. Cook for 10 minutes after adding the stock, thyme, bay leaves, and 1/4 cup cooking wine. Cook for 2 minutes after adding half of the crawfish.
  • Transfer mixture to a blender and process for 30 seconds, or until smooth. Return to the pan and heat over medium-low. Combine the cream, lemon juice, hot sauce, remaining crawfish, and 1/4 cup cooking wine in a mixing bowl. Bring to a low simmer and cook for 5 minutes, or until heated. Divide among six bowls and top with chives.

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Nutrition

Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 1105mg | Potassium: 327mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1617IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg
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