If you want to get fancy with your fresh crab meat, try your hand at making crab bisque! You’ll wow your crowd, making them feel as if they stepped inside a dockside restaurant!
Ingredients:
- 1 pound of fresh crab meat
- 3 shallots diced
- 2 stalks of celery diced
- 1 carrot diced
- 1 cup of dry white wine
- 3 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 2 cups of clam juice
- 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons of Old Bay seasoning
- ½ cup of heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chopped Scallion (for garnish)
Prep, clean, and chop crab meat roughly, and set aside. In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter and add diced shallots, carrot and celery. Once veggies have softened, add tomato paste. After three minutes, add white wine and allow for the mixture to reduce for 5 minutes. Once the sauce has thickened, add clam juice, fish sauce, heavy cream and Old Bay seasoning. Reduce the heat and cover, simmering for 20 minutes. Once the soup has thickened, turn off the heat and let rest for 10 minutes. In a large blender, ladle soup and blend in batches until thick, creamy and consistent. Pour back in the pot and turn on medium heat. Pour crab meat into the soup and stir, and add salt and pepper to taste. After five minutes over medium heat, turn off the stove and serve! Add some chopped parsley as a garnish. Enjoy!
