Crab Tomato Bisque

Name: Crab Tomato Bisque
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 10 ounces crabmeat, divided; 1 tomatoes, seeded and chopped; 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil, plus 3 tbsp; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 cup flour; 1 1/2 cups Clamato juice; 1 cup heavy cream; 1/4 cup ketchup; 1/4 cup bottled clam juice; 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning; hot pepper sauce; 3/4 cup water; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; salt & pepper

15 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
10 ounces crabmeat, divided
1 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil, plus 3 tbsp
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cups Clamato juice
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup bottled clam juice
2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
hot pepper sauce
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt & pepper

Directions

1

melt butter in a heavy saucepan.
2

add 3/4 of the crabmeat, 1/3 c basil, and garlic.
3

saute 2 minutes.
4

stir in flour, stir for 2 minutes.
5

add clam-tomato juice, cream, ketchup, clam juice, old bay and pepper sauce reduce heat to low, simmer for 10 minutes.
6

puree soup with an immersion blender (or pour into blender in batches and then return to the pot) add water and lemon juice, simmer.
7

season to taste with salt& pepper.
8

pour into 6 bowls, garnish with remaining crab and basil.