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Blue Crab Bisque Recipe

Inspired by Trenasse

Time45m

Serves4

A delicious blue crab bisque.

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Ingredients

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Bisque Ingredients

1 cup Blue crab meat

4 tbs Butter

1 cup Onion, finely chopped

1 cup Celery, finely chopped

1 cup Carrot, finely chopped

3 tsp Garlic, minced

1 tbs 00 bread flour

4 cups Seafood stock

1 cup Heavy cream

2 tbs ReaLemon lemon juice

1 tsp Celtic sea salt

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp Old Bay seasoning

2 tbs Chives, chopped (for garnish)

Method

Cooking Instructions

1

Sauté the Vegetables

In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and carrot. Sauté for about 5-7 minutes until they are soft and translucent.

2

Add Garlic and Flour

Stir in the minced garlic and cook for an additional minute. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir to combine, cooking for another 2 minutes.

3

Add Stock and Simmer

Gradually pour in the seafood stock while stirring. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

4

Incorporate Crab and Cream

After simmering, add the blue crab meat and heavy cream to the pot. Stir well to combine and let it cook for another 5 minutes.

5

Season the Bisque

Add the lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and Old Bay seasoning. Stir well and adjust the seasonings to taste.

6

Serve

Ladle the bisque into bowls and garnish with chopped chives before serving.