Crawfish shrimp bisque is a delightful seafood soup that combines the flavors of two popular crustaceans to create a rich and satisfying dish. Whether you are a seasoned chef or a home cook looking for a new recipe to impress your friends and family, this article will guide you through the process of creating the perfect crawfish shrimp bisque. From selecting the freshest ingredients to mastering the art of simmering the stock, we will provide you with all the tips and tricks you need to make a bisque that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.
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LOUISIANA CRAWFISH BISQUE
My mom and I make this recipe and it always gets rave reviews. It's so creamy and hearty. Being from Louisiana, I am happy to be able to make a crawfish bisque better than any I've ever tried at any restaurant. Serve with French bread and a nice salad.
Provided by jennybird55
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir chopped onion and green onion in melted butter until softened, about 5 minutes. Add crawfish tails, potato soup, mushroom soup, yellow corn, white corn, and cream cheese; cook and stir until cheese melts completely into mixture. Pour half-and-half into the pot; stir. Season with Creole seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Cook until hot, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 663.4 calories, Carbohydrate 46.7 g, Cholesterol 198.7 mg, Fat 45.3 g, Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 21.5 g, SaturatedFat 26.3 g, Sodium 2313.3 mg, Sugar 4.8 g
SHRIMP BISQUE
A classic bisque is prepared by pureeing the shells with the soup. It creates an intense flavor and also acts as a thickening agent.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut 9 shrimp in half lengthwise, and reserve for garnish. Arrange shrimp shells in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roast until completely dry and slightly browned, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add remaining whole shrimp, and cook until pink and just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Add shallots, fennel, and carrot to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender but not browned, about 15 minutes. Add shells, and cook for 2 minutes. Add tomato paste, and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add Cognac, and simmer until liquid has almost evaporated. Add the water, salt, peppercorns, bay leaf, and parsley. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes. Uncover, and let cool to room temperature. Discard bay leaf.
- Working in batches, puree soup and cooked shrimp in a blender until smooth. Strain each batch through a fine sieve into a large bowl, pressing liquid through with a rubber spatula. Return solids to blender to be pureed with next batch. Discard remaining solids after all soup has been pureed.
- Transfer soup to a clean large pot, and place over low heat, stirring occasionally, until just warmed through. (Do not boil or soup will curdle.) Stir in evaporated milk.
- Heat a medium saute pan over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add reserved raw shrimp, and cook until pink and just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with pepper. Divide soup among 6 bowls, and garnish each with 3 shrimp halves and a sprig of chervil. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 229 g, Cholesterol 120 g, Fat 5 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 18 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 686 g
SHRIMP BISQUE
I enjoy both Cajun and Mexican cuisine, and this rich, elegant soup combines the best of both. I serve it with a crispy green salad and glass of white wine for a simple but very special meal.-Karen Harris, Castle Rock, Colorado
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 30m
Yield 3 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended. Stir in the water, cream, chili powder, bouillon, cumin and coriander; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Cut shrimp into bite-size pieces; add to soup. Simmer 5 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Gradually stir 1/2 cup hot soup into sour cream; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Heat through (do not boil). Garnish with cilantro, avocado and additional shrimp if desired.
Nutrition Facts :
SHRIMP BISQUE II
Wonderful recipe that takes some time to prepare but is the best you'll have! You'll be able to impress your guests with a flambe at a point in the preparation. Adjust the seasonings to your taste.
Provided by AFGLEZ
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 1h15m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine 3/4 cup butter and flour. Cook, stirring, until flour taste disappears, about 7 minutes. Stir in seafood stock and season with salt and pepper. Simmer 15 minutes, then remove from heat and set aside.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook shrimp shells and onion in 1/4 cup butter until onion is translucent. Stir in garlic, paprika and tomato paste and cook until brown. Stir in brandy and light it on fire. Let it simmer until reduced and thickened. Stir in reserved stock, reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh or cheesecloth.
- Return strained mixture to a simmer in the saucepan. Pour in cream.
- Dice shrimp and cook until opaque in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir into soup and simmer 5 minutes. Season with pepper sauce, Worcestershire and Old Bay. Stir in sherry just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480.7 calories, Carbohydrate 16.3 g, Cholesterol 190.5 mg, Fat 38 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 15.1 g, SaturatedFat 22.9 g, Sodium 604.4 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
CRAWFISH OR SHRIMP BISQUE
This classic Cajun recipe makes a great first course or a full meal. It isn't smooth like puree like it's French counterpart. I use Mudbugs (crawfish), Shrimp or Crab and sometimes all three!
Provided by Cozinheiro Ricky
Categories Crab
Time 45m
Yield 6 Cups, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Melt the butter or margarine in a large saucepan and add the onion, red bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook gently to soften.
- Stir in dry mustard, cayenne pepper, paprika and flour. Cook for about 3 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Pour on the fish stock gradually, stirring until well blended.
- Add the thyme and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes until thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Add the crawfish (or shrimp) and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve over rice topped with snipped chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.9, Fat 8.3, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 120.3, Sodium 379.2, Carbohydrate 6.8, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 2, Protein 17.9
CRAWFISH & SHRIMP BISQUE
So good you'll want to slap yo mama! This recipe makes enough for a dinner party or to share with family and friends. I suppose you can try to reduce the ingredients but I never have and all is gone in a couple of days.
Provided by Chef Geoff in New O
Categories Crawfish
Time 3h30m
Yield 1 1/2 gallons
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Combine in a very large pot and heat just to boiling and then simmer covered --
- 4 cans Cambell's cream of potato soup.
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup.
- 1 can cream of celery soup.
- 1 quart chicken broth.
- 2 tablespoons Tony Chachere's.
- Meanwhile, sautee the following vegetables in olive oil --
- 1 large white onion, chopped.
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped.
- 1 green pepper, chopped.
- 2 large stalks celery, chopped.
- 1 heaping tablespoon minced garlic.
- salt & black pepper.
- When the vegetables are soft, add to simmering pot.
- And add 6-8 cups frozen corn.
- Simmer covered for at least two hours --
- Then add --
- 2 pounds Louisiana crawfish tails with fat.
- 2 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled. If very large shrimp, cut into bite size chunks.
- Simmer covered for 15-20 minutes --
- Turn off heat and add 1 pint of 1/2 & 1/2 cream.
- Stir to heat through and serve.
CRAWFISH BISQUE
This is my Aunt TC's favorite soup, so you know I had to make it for her when I treated her and my mom to a day of pampering. I don't like to waste anything, so I use the crawfish shells to make a rich, flavorful broth for the base of the bisque. After one taste you'll realize it's worth the extra effort!
Provided by Kardea Brown
Categories main-dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 to 6 servings (about 6 3/4 cups)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the crawfish stock: Remove the meat from the crawfish tails and set aside. Place the shells and heads in a large stockpot. Add water to cover. Add the carrot, celery, onion, bay leaves, and thyme sprigs, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain, reserving the stock.
- For the bisque: Melt the butter in the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the bell pepper, celery, onion, tomato, and Cajun seasoning and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour and tomato paste and cook until bubbly and beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Stir in the crawfish stock and sherry and cook until it evaporates, about 1 minute. Stir in the cream and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the soup begins to thicken.
- Use an immersion blender to puree the soup until smooth. Alternatively, use a standard blender and puree in batches. (Be sure to remove the lid cap to allow steam to escape.) Stir in the reserved crawfish meat and cook until heat through, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Divide the bisque between serving bowls and garnish with parsley, if desired.
CRAWFISH BISQUE
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 1h25m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot set over high heat. Crush the crawfish shells and add to the pot, cook for 15 minutes while stirring frequently.
- Add the flour to the pan and stir, then add the garlic, onions, lemongrass, celery, fennel and ginger. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes.
- Add the rice, tomato paste, red pepper flakes, bay leaf and thyme. Stir and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the brandy and cook for several minutes while stirring. Add the stock and the cream, and stir. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to a slow simmer. Simmer for 25 minutes and then remove from the heat.
- Puree in a blender and strain through fine mesh strainer. Fold the crawfish tails into the bisque and add the lime zest, some salt and pepper and hot sauce. Serve hot.
Tips:
- Use fresh seafood: Fresh crawfish and shrimp will give your bisque the best flavor. If you can't find fresh seafood, frozen seafood is a good option. Just be sure to thaw it completely before using it.
- Don't overcook the seafood: Crawfish and shrimp cook quickly, so it's important not to overcook them. Otherwise, they will become tough and rubbery.
- Use a good quality stock: The stock you use will make a big difference in the flavor of your bisque. Use a stock that is made with fresh vegetables and herbs. You can also use a store-bought stock, but be sure to choose one that is low in sodium.
- Add some vegetables: Vegetables will add flavor and texture to your bisque. Good choices include carrots, celery, onions, and bell peppers.
- Season to taste: Season your bisque to taste with salt, pepper, and other spices. You can also add a squeeze of lemon juice or a dollop of sour cream.
Conclusion:
Crawfish shrimp bisque is a delicious and easy-to-make soup that is perfect for a special occasion or a casual meal. With its rich flavor and creamy texture, this bisque is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a soup to warm you up, give crawfish shrimp bisque a try. You won't be disappointed!
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