Crawfish Bisque

Name: Crawfish Bisque
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons (3 oz.) salted butter; 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 medium-size yellow onion, diced; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 2 celery stalks, diced; 2 garlic cloves; 1 medium tomato, diced; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 3 cups seafood stock; 4 fresh thyme sprigs; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 cup dry sherry cooking wine, divided; 1 pound frozen peeled crawfish tails, thawed and divided; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon hot sauce; 2 tablespoons chopped chives

19 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

6 tablespoons (3 oz.) salted butter
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 medium-size yellow onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
2 garlic cloves
1 medium tomato, diced
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 cups seafood stock
4 fresh thyme sprigs
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup dry sherry cooking wine, divided
1 pound frozen peeled crawfish tails, thawed and divided
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon hot sauce
2 tablespoons chopped chives

Directions

1

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium. Whisk in flour until combined. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring constantly, until roux is pale brown, about 10 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, tomato, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Whisk in stock, thyme, bay leaves, and 1/4 cup cooking wine, and cook 10 minutes. Add half of crawfish, and cook 2 minutes.
2

Transfer mixture to a blender, and process until smooth, 30 seconds. Return to pan, and place over medium-low. Stir in cream, lemon juice, hot sauce, and remaining crawfish and 1/4 cup cooking wine. Bring to a low simmer, and cook until heated, about 5 minutes. Spoon into six bowls, and top with chives.