Open Recipe: Maine Shrimp Bisque

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Yield: 1.00 Quart

Recipe Description

Maine shrimp have a very sweet flavor, but sometimes pasty meat. This makes them an ideal candidate for bisque.

Ingredients

Method & Notes

1. Sweat the onions, celery, garlic, bay leaf, red pepper and fennel seed in the butter.
2. Add the shrimp and saute for about 1 minute.
3. Deglaze with the wine and reduce.
4. Just cover with the water. Bring to a simmer, and cook for 15 minutes.
5. Add the tomato paste, dijon, and Old Bay.
6. Whisk in the roux.
7. Add the cream, bring to a simmer, and cook until the flavor is rich and you can not taste the roux.
8. Transfer to a blender and puree.
9. Strain through a fine seive and season with lemon juice, kosher salt, and white pepper.

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