Crab Bisque

Name: Crab Bisque
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup onion, minced; 1 cup carrot, minced; 21 oz chicken broth (2 X 10.5 ounce cans); 4 tbsp flour; 6 tbsp butter (can omit 2 Tablespoons in step 1, if using cooking spray); 1 cup heavy cream (see note step 6); 1/2 cup cooking sherry; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste; 1 salt and white pepper, to taste; 3/4 cup shredded imitation crab meat; 1 optional garnishes - chives, parsley, to your taste

Diana @cook_3258253

Seattle, Washington

My daughter originally asked me to make Lobster Bisque...not wanting to pay for lobster, just to go into a soup, I decided to make Crab Bisque using imitation crab meat.

Diana @cook_3258253

Seattle, Washington

My daughter originally asked me to make Lobster Bisque...not wanting to pay for lobster, just to go into a soup, I decided to make Crab Bisque using imitation crab meat.

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Ingredients

6 servings

1 cuponion, minced
1 cupcarrot, minced
21 ozchicken broth (2 X 10.5 ounce cans)
4 tbspflour
6 tbspbutter (can omit 2 Tablespoons in step 1, if using cooking spray)
1 cupheavy cream (see note step 6)
1/2 cupcooking sherry
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tspWorcestershire sauce
1/4 tspcayenne pepper, to taste
1salt and white pepper, to taste
3/4 cupshredded imitation crab meat
1optional garnishes - chives, parsley, to your taste

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Steps

1

Saute onion and carrot in 2 Tablespoons of butter until soft. Set aside. (Can be done with cooking spray to reduce fat.)
2

In a large saucepan, melt 4 Tablespoons of butter and add flour, whisking constantly over medium heat until roux becomes light brown (about 3-5 minutes). Be careful not to burn!
3

Slowly add chicken broth, while whisking constantly.
4

Add onions and carrots, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
5

Add cream, sherry, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, and salt to taste. Simmer an additional 10 minutes. Add shredded imitation crab.
6

A note about the heavy cream. I only used half of the cream and added 1% milk for the other half cup. Always trying to lower fat content without ruining the recipe...it still tasted great!!
7

Garnish with chives or parsley if desired.