Crab bisque

Name: Crab bisque
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Crab shells & legs; 30 gm Onion roughly chopped; 30 gm Celery roughly chopped; 30 gm Carrot roughly chopped; 2 tsp Tomato puree; 1 pinch Thyme; 1 spring Parsley stems; 1 Bay leaves; as needed Few seeds Black peppercorns; 50 gm Crab meat (removed from claws); 1 tsp Refined oil; 1 Onion, sliced; 30 ml Brandy; 2 cup Shell fish stock / plain water; 1 tsp Raw rice; 1 tsp Tomato puree; 1 tsp Cooking cream; To taste Seasonings; To taste Cayenne pepper / Chilli powder

Ra-Hulk Das @cook_10104782

Odisha

Crab bisque

Ra-Hulk Das @cook_10104782

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Ingredients

1 Crab shells & legs
30 gmOnion roughly chopped
30 gmCelery roughly chopped
30 gmCarrot roughly chopped
2 tspTomato puree
1 pinchThyme
1spring Parsley stems
1 Bay leaves
as neededFew seeds Black peppercorns
50 gmCrab meat (removed from claws)
1 tspRefined oil
1 Onion, sliced
30 mlBrandy
2 cupShell fish stock / plain water
1 tspRaw rice
1 tspTomato puree
1 tspCooking cream
To tasteSeasonings
To tasteCayenne pepper / Chilli powder

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Steps

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1. Break the claws & legs from a whole crab & reserve them for cooking & garnish as well.
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2. Separate the meat from the body & claws, wash the body & keep aside
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3. Cover the reserved legs & claws in a stock pot with & let it simmer
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4. Remove the froth, reduce the heat, add rest of the ingredients & simmer for 30 minutes
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Method for soup 1. In a saucepan, heat oil, cook sliced onion till transparennt for 5 minutes
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2. Add the brandy, stock, rice, tomato puree & crab meat; simmer till the rice is cooked.
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3. Remove from heat, let it cool, once the liquid is cool enough, blend it to a smooth paste
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4. Now simmer the soup, add chilli powder, seasonings & cream.
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5. Do not let the soup boil, just simmer till it is ready for serving.
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Decorate the soup with cooked claw, crab meat & finely chopped parsley.
Or any other way you like....