Seafood Bisque

Name: Seafood Bisque
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine; 2 tablespoons chopped celery; 4 tablespoons chopped mushrooms; 2 tablespoons chopped onions; 2 tablespoons chopped carrots; 1 clove minced garlic; 1 dash Tabasco sauce; 1 generous grating fresh pepper; 1/4 teaspoon marjoram; 1 bay leaf; 1 pinch mace; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 cup shrimp (or a combination of shrimp and any other seafood); 2 cups chicken broth; 1 cup heavy cream

15 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons chopped celery
4 tablespoons chopped mushrooms
2 tablespoons chopped onions
2 tablespoons chopped carrots
1 clove minced garlic
1 dash Tabasco sauce
1 generous grating fresh pepper
1/4 teaspoon marjoram
1 bay leaf
1 pinch mace
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup shrimp (or a combination of shrimp and any other seafood)
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream

Directions

1

Melt butter in large pan.
2

Add vegetables, seasonings and lemon juice.
3

Cook slowly for 5 minutes.
4

Add chicken broth and simmer for 20 minutes.
5

Remove bay leaf.
6

Add seafood and cook for 5 minutes longer.
7

Add cream just before serving.
8

(For a lower fat version, reduce the butter or margarine to 1 T, and use evaporated milk or half-and-half instead of the cream).