Fast Shrimp Bisque Food

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Place the shrimp shells and seafood stock in a saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain and reserve the stock. Add enough water to make 3 3/4 cups. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add the leeks and cook them for 10 minutes over medium-low heat, or until the leeks are tender but not browned. Add the garlic and cook 1 more minute. Add the cayenne pepper and shrimp and cook over medium to low heat for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the Cognac and cook for 1 minute, then the sherry and cook for 3 minutes longer. Transfer the shrimp and leeks to a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until coarsely pureed. In the same pot, melt the butter. Add the flour and cook over medium-low heat for 1 minute, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add the half-and-half and cook, stirring with a whisk, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the pureed shrimp, the stock, tomato paste, salt, and pepper and heat gently until hot but not boiling. Season, to taste, and serve hot. ;

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and melt the butter into it. Then add the shrimp shells, the leeks, celery, carrots, 3 sprigs thyme, the bay leaf, orange zest, and tomato paste. Cook, stirring every now and then, until the shells are red and the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Take the pot off the heat and carefully pour in the brandy. Ignite the brandy with a long kitchen match and let burn until the flame subsides. Return the pot to the heat, sprinkle in the flour, give it a stir, and cook for another 2 minutes. Now add water to cover and deglaze, scraping up all the browned bits on the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Add the cream and bring to a boil. Immediately turn the heat down to low and gently simmer until the soup is reduced and thickened, 30 to 45 minutes. Strain into a clean pot and season with salt and pepper.
• Chop the shrimp. Return the bisque to a simmer, add the shrimp and cook 2 to 3 minutes just to cook the shrimp through. Give the bisque a final taste for seasoning, pour it into warmed soup bowls and serve garnished with the orange zest and chives.

QUICK N EASY SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Prepare frozen shrimp according to package instructions. (Make sure the tail shells are completely removed).
• Purée shrimp in food processor until smooth, remove shrimp and combine with tomato soup and heavy cream in a heavy saucepot, simmer 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Sprinkle soup with herbs and pepper, serve.

QUICK SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan.
• Add onion and garlic and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add broth and rice and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Mix in most of shrimp (reserve 6 for garnish).
• Cover and simmer until shrimp is heated through (1-2 minutes).
• Puree soup with shrimp in blender or in pan with hand blender (much easier) Return soup to pan.
• Whisk in tomato paste, cayenne pepper and tarragon.
• Gradually whisk in half/half.
• Bring soup to simmer.
• Garnish with reserved shrimp.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Rinse shrimp and set them aside.
• In large saucepan, saute' the onions and apples in the butter or oil for about 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
• Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring for a minute or two.
• Then stir in the stock or water, lemon juice, lemon peel, curry powder, dill, salt, white pepper, and wine.
• Simmer, covered for about 5 minutes, until the mixture thickens slightly.
• Add the shrimp and half-and-half, and simmer gently until the shrimp turn pink. Be careful not to overcook the shrimp or they will become tough (they don't take long)
• Remove the lemon peel. In a blender or food processor, pureé about one third of the soup and the return it to the pot. Serve and enjoy.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Twist off heads and peel the shrimp. Reserve the heads and shells and chop them for 30 seconds in a food processor. Devein the shrimp if necessary and refrigerate until needed.
• Cook the onion in butter in a 4-quart pot over medium heat until it turns transulent, about 10 minutes. Add the chopped shrimp heads and shells, the tomatoes, wine and the broth. Cover the pot and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Strain the shrimp broth, discard the solids that don?t go through the strainer, and reserve the broth.
• Combine 2 cups of the shrimp broth with the rice in a small saucepan. Cover the pot and simmer the mixture gently, for about 30 minutes, until the rice is completely cooked - in fact overcooked and mushy.
• Puree the rice mixture, butter and remaining shrimp in a blender or food processor for 2 minutes. Combine the mixture with the rest of the shrimp broth. Bring the shrimp broth/ rice mixture to a simmer, whisk in the cream, and strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean pot. Bring the soup back to a simmer, add the shrimp cubes, and season with salt and cayenne, to taste.
• If the soup seems too thick, you may have to dilute it slightly with a small amount of broth or water. Serve in hot bowls and sprinkle with chervil an parsley.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add shrimp and sauté until just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to bowl.
• Add celery, onion, carrot, tarragon and lemon peel to Dutch oven. Sauté until vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes. Add white wine and brandy and boil 2 minutes. Add shrimp stock, whipping cream, rice and tomato paste. Cover pot and simmer until rice is very tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• Purée soup in batches in blender. Return to Dutch oven. Place all but 6 shrimp in blender. Add 3 cups soup and blend until shrimp are coarsely chopped. Add to soup.
• Bring soup to simmer, stirring frequently.
• season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into 6 bowls; garnish each with 1 shrimp.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• To start, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add shrimp, onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp turn pink.
• Remove from saucepan; set aside.
• Next, melt remaining butter in same saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir in flour.
• Gradually stir in water, ketchup, bouillon, bay leaf, seasoned salt and cayenne pepper.
• Boil, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Add shrimp mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Stir in evaporated milk and wine.
• Heat through, but PLEASE-- do not boil.
• ENJOY!

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion, celery, carrots and garlic. Sautee for about 5 minutes.
• Add wine and water to pot. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until vegetables are soft.
• Pour in stock, tomato paste, half and half, flour, lemon juice, shrimp, and the spices. Mix well. Heat through.
• Add the sour cream. Stir well; remove from heat.
• Puree in batches, if necessary in blender or food processor.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan. Add red pepper and onion; saute on low heat until soft, 15 to 20 minute, stirring occasionally.
• Add shrimp, half-and-half, tomato sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Add butter.
• Put half of hot mixture in a blender and carefully process at high speed about 10 to 15 seconds, or until no large pieces remain. Transfer bisque into soup bowls and repeat with remaining. (I would just use a stick blender).
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Optional garnish - fresh herbs and additional shrimp.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In large saucepan melt butter and saute shrimps until just cooked through about 4 minutes.
• Using slotted spoon transfer shrimps to a bowl.
• Add celery,onions, carrots and lemon juice to saucepan.
• Saute until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add white wine and boil 2 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, rice and tomato paste.
• Cover pot and simmer until rice is tender about 20 minutes,stirring occasionally.
• Add cream and puree.
• Add shrimps and blend until shrimps are coarsely chopped.
• Be careful not to overprocess them.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Top each bowl with extra shrimp.