Get ready to embark on a culinary journey as we explore the captivating world of crab bisque, a soup dish that tantalizes taste buds and warms the soul. This flavorful delicacy, often hailed as absolutely delicious, is prepared with the bounty of the sea and a harmonious blend of herbs and spices. Whether you prefer a creamy or broth-based consistency, a delightful variation awaits you in this exploration of the best crab bisque recipes. Embark on this gastronomic adventure and discover the secrets to creating an unforgettable crab bisque that will leave you yearning for more.
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WINNING CRAB BISQUE
I decided to try my hand at making a light seafood soup after tasting one while dining out. I came up with this low-fat bisque and everyone loved it. It was even featured on a local TV show recently! -Corney Welsh of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 servings (3 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, saute the onions, celery and green pepper in margarine until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Reduce heat to medium; add the potatoes and milk. Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until potatoes are just tender, stirring occasionally., Remove 1-1/2 cups of the potato mixture; mash and return to the pan. Reduce heat to low. Stir in half-and-half and process cheese. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Add the crab, salt and pepper. Cook 10 minutes longer or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 237 calories, Fat 5g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 44mg cholesterol, Sodium 802mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 18g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CREAMY SHRIMP AND CRAB BISQUE
A delicious bisque made with shrimp and crab meat. A garnish of chopped green onions is always a delicious addition to this bisque.
Provided by Katrina Berry
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, melt butter over a low heat. Stir in flour, salt, white pepper, bouillon granules, and onion. Blend 3/4 cup half-and-half cream into the mixture. Mix in shrimp and crab meat. Turn the temperature to medium heat and continue stirring until the mixture thickens.
- Blend the remaining half-and-half cream and wine into the mixture. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218.5 calories, Carbohydrate 5.9 g, Cholesterol 110.2 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 17.2 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 770.6 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
CRABMEAT BISQUE MADE EASY
This is not a thick soup, yet it is creamy and so smooth to the palette. The aroma when cooking makes you want some before the potatoes are soft. I have made modifications due to allergy to corn (such as rice flour). I allow mine to slow-simmer with lid slightly ajar. Stir often so the film does not form on top. I have doubled my batch and still never have any for the freezer.
Provided by Tammye S Green
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Bisque Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 541.9 calories, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 194.7 mg, Fat 47.3 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 16.6 g, SaturatedFat 29 g, Sodium 458.7 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
CRAB BISQUE
I've enjoyed cooking and baking ever since my 4-H days in rural Iowa. The zesty seasonings in this bisque nicely complement the subtle flavor of crab.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Stir in the bouillon, cream, crab, mushrooms, basil, garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon Creole seasoning and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Season to taste with remaining Creole seasoning and pepper if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 355 calories, Fat 23g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 119mg cholesterol, Sodium 849mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 17g protein.
CRAB BISQUE (ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS)
This is a wonderful recipe that I took from the famous Paula Deen, and then made a few minor changes. Trust me when I say that it is absolutely delicious.
Provided by Alan Leonetti
Categories Crab
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Saute chopped green onion and garlic in butter until tender.
- Stir in flour, stirring until well blended.
- Slowly add 2 cups of the fish stock, continuing to cook until smooth and bubbly.
- Slowly add cream and milk.
- Stir in crabmeat. Add sherry, lemon-pepper seasoning, salt and pepper. Simmer until piping hot. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Serve in bowls topped with cheese and chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 599, Fat 43, SaturatedFat 26.2, Cholesterol 183.8, Sodium 1898.3, Carbohydrate 13.8, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 1.8, Protein 35.5
CRAB BISQUE
Provided by Paul Grimes
Categories Soup/Stew Blender Onion Rice Appetizer Christmas Dinner Seafood Crab Cognac/Armagnac Carrot White Wine Winter Thyme Simmer Gourmet Sugar Conscious Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 8 (first course) servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- If using live crabs, add to pot of boiling water using tongs. Cover pot and cook over high heat until crab shells are red, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain crabs in a colander.
- Put crabs (cooked or frozen uncooked) into a large metal roasting pan. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and pound shells with meat pounder to crush (including claws).
- Heat butter and oil in same pot over medium-high heat until foam subsides, then cook onion, carrot, celery, and garlic with bay leaf, thyme, clove, peppercorns, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add Cognac, wine, and crushed crabs and bring to a boil. Add broth and water and return to a boil. Skim foam, then simmer, covered, stirring and skimming occasionally, 1 hour.
- Put colander in a large bowl, then drain crab broth, reserving solids for crab butter (if making). Transfer broth to a medium saucepan.
- Ladle out 2 cups broth and transfer to a 1-quart saucepan. Add rice and simmer, covered, until very tender, 15 to 20 minutes (not all of liquid will be absorbed).
- Blend together rice with cooking liquid and 1 cup more crab broth in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), then add to remaining broth in medium saucepan.
- Just before serving, reheat bisque over medium heat until hot, then stir in tarragon, lemon juice, cayenne, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- Ladle bisque into bowls and spoon a little crabmeat into center, then drizzle with some of crab butter (if making).
CHEAP AND EASY CRAB BISQUE
I was at a restaurant and they were serving red pepper crab bisque and it was so delicious, so I came home and made my own version of it. Real crab can be a little pricey so I used imitation, not as good but a lot more healthy for my budget. I loved how it turned out and I hope you do too! It's great served in a bread bowl or eaten with buttered Portuguese rolls.
Provided by Smuckercooker
Categories Crab
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 , 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
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!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 404.5, Fat 23.5, SaturatedFat 14.1, Cholesterol 92.2, Sodium 1096.7, Carbohydrate 26.1, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 2.2, Protein 23.5
BLUE CRAB BISQUE
Blue crab bisque is classic New Orleans cuisine with serious French influences. Garnish with jumbo lump crabmeat for an authentic down-at-the-bayou bowl of soul.
Provided by Justin Devillier
Categories main-dish
Time 2h15m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Crabs: Preheat oven to 425 F. Place crabs on a roasting pan and bake in the oven about 30 minutes, until deep red and slightly browned. In a stockpot set over medium heat, add olive oil and roasted crabs, breaking them up with a wooden spoon as they cook, 5 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery (the "holy trinity" of Cajun cooking) and stir, cooking just till the vegetables soften, 5 minutes.
- Stock: Add wine and stir to deglaze the pan. Turn heat to high and cook 6-8 minutes, until the wine has nearly evaporated. Add tomato paste and water. Stir, bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat. Cover and simmer, 45 minutes.
- Bisque: Remove the crab shells from the stock and discard. (If you miss a couple small pieces of shell, don't worry: they'll get strained out later.) Ladle the stock into the blender, then add the juice of half a lemon and ¾ cup bread cubes. Season with a big pinch of salt and a small pinch of pepper. Cover and let sit so the bread can absorb some of the liquid, 30-60 seconds. Blend on low speed (to avoid splattering hot liquid) for 30 seconds. As the soup blends, turn to high to emulsify, 1 more minute. Taste to adjust for seasoning and texture-the soup should coat the back of a spoon. Add remaining bread, small pinches of salt and pepper, and blend on high to further thicken and emulsify, 1½ more minutes. Taste again for seasoning, then strain through a chinois to remove any small shell pieces, using the back of a ladle to push the soup through into a bowl.
- Assembly: Ladle bisque into individual serving bowls. Chop chives into ½-inch lengths (you should have about a ½ cup total). Garnish each bowl with crab meat and chives. Serve immediately.
Tips:
- Use fresh crab meat. Fresh crab meat will give your bisque the best flavor. If you can't find fresh crab meat, you can use frozen crab meat, but make sure to thaw it completely before using.
- Don't overcrowd the pot. When you're cooking the vegetables, don't overcrowd the pot. This will prevent them from cooking evenly. If you need to, cook the vegetables in batches.
- Simmer the bisque for at least 30 minutes. This will allow the flavors to meld and develop. The longer you simmer the bisque, the better it will taste.
- Season the bisque to taste. Once the bisque is done simmering, season it to taste with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. You can also add a splash of lemon juice or white wine for extra flavor.
- Serve the bisque hot. Crab bisque is best served hot, with a garnish of fresh parsley or chives.
Conclusion:
Crab bisque is a delicious and easy-to-make soup that is perfect for a special occasion or a casual weeknight meal. With its rich, creamy texture and delicate crab flavor, this bisque is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a comforting and satisfying soup, give crab bisque a try!
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