New Orleans Corn And Crab Bisque Or Shrimp Food

CORN AND CRAB BISQUE, NEW ORLEANS SCHOOL OF COOKING

Steps:

• In a saute pan, make the blonde roux first. Melt butter on low-medium heat, then add flour and wisk continuosly for about 10 minutes until it starts to turn light blonde color and smells a little 'nutty'. Time may vary; it's more about the color and smell.
• Add roux in a cold stock pot to stop the cooking, and add cold chicken stock and corn. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce to simmer, add fresh garlic and garlic flakes, thyme, and rosemary (if desired). Simmer for 10-12 minutes.
• Add cream, crab, cajun seasoning, crab boil seasoning. Simmer another 10 minutes.
• Add half the green onion, and half the parsley, mix and serve. Garnish with remaining green onion and parsley.
• Optional: can add gouda, cheddar, or blue cheese for little kick!

CORN AND CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large sauce pot, heat the olive oil. When the oil is smoking hot, add the onions, corn, shallots, garlic, celery and saute for 1 minute. Season with Essence. Add the stock, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Whisk in the milk, cream, and crab boil.Bring back to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 5-7 minutes. Whisk in the roux, 1 tablespoon at a time. Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook, whisking until the mixture thickens. Stir in the crab meat, green onions, and Worcestershire and simmer for 6-8 minutes. Reseason if needed. Ladle into a shallow bowl and garnish with chives.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

SHRIMP, CORN & CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Saute the celery, bell pepper, onion, carrot and garlic in the butter for about 10 minutes.
• Add the flour and cook briefly (about 2-3 minutes.
• Add the milk, shrimp stock (see below), bay leaf, corn and seasonings.
• Cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Add the shrimp and crab meat and cook for another 15 minutes on low heat.
• Add the Accent and thyme and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
• Serve hot.
• FOR SHRIMP STOCK:.
• When you peel the boiled shrimp, keep the shells and boil in 3 cups of water with 2 tablespoons of Tony's Seasoning.
• Cook for 10 minutes after water comes to a boil. Using a fine strainer, pour the stock into a large bowl. Throw shells away.
• Use the stock in your bisque.

CAJUN CORN AND CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; then gradually whisk in the flour. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, whisking constantly, until a golden roux forms; set aside.
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Combine the onion, garlic, and celery and cook 1 minute. Add the Cajun seasoning to taste. Stir in the broth, corn, and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer, then pour in the milk, cream, and liquid crab boil. When the mixture begins to simmer, reduce heat to low and simmer 7 minutes. Stir in the roux, 1 tablespoon at a time, blending thoroughly. Continue to cook, on low heat, whisking until mixture thickens. Stir in crabmeat, green onions, and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer 6 to 8 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

NEW ORLEANS (NAWLINS) STYLE CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Cook bacon is a large frying pan with a little oil on low to get the grease out of the bacon.
• Chop pepper, tomato, onion, celery and carrots, then add to the bacon in the frying pan. Let simmer for about 15-20 minutes on medium low heat.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a large glass bowl add cream (you can add more or less if you like your bisque thicker or thinner then the recipe calls for), add crab meat, and corn(still frozen).
• Put a strainer over top of a small bowl. Take your frying pan with the vegetables and bacon and strain the grease from them into the bowl. Add 3 heaping tablespoons of corn starch to the grease and stir. After blended well add 1 tablespoon of zatarains crab boil to the grease/cornstarch mixture. (you can add more crab boil if you like yours spicier). Stir the crab boil into the mixture.
• Add grease/cornstarch/crab boil mixture to the bowl with the crab, cream, and corn. Stir well.
• Cover the bowl with foil and bake on 325 degrees for 45 minutes. Stir the mixture every 15 minutes, and remove the foil during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Optional garnish: sprinkle with pepper and add a little parsley.

NEW ORLEANS CORN & SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse shrimp in cool water then peel and save shells.
• In large pot place shrimp shells, 2 quarts of water and quartered onion and bring to a boil, gently boiling shells.
• Continue boiling until you end up with about 2 cups of stock (at least 45 minutes).
• Strain the stock into a bowl, discard shells and onion and set aside.
• In large heavy dutch oven melt butter over medium heat and saute the onions, green onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic until vegetables are soft being careful not to burn.
• Reduce the fire to low and add the shrimp cooking until pink, about 3 minutes (no more-do not overcook).
• Remove the mixture from the dutch oven and separate into 2 equal portions.
• Set one portion aside and run the other portion through the food processor until it is finely shredded (not pasty).
• Pour reserved shrimp stock in the dutch oven and add the shredded shrimp/vegetable mixture, whipping cream and whole milk.
• Mix well, turn heat to medium high bring to a gentle boil and stir uncovered for about 3 minutes.
• Add the creamed corn and crumbled bacon (or tasso), mixing well and cook for another 4 minutes.
• As it is simmering add the basil, salt, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne and tabasco.
• Next add the reserved whole shrimp (the unshredded portion), mixing well.
• Cover the dutch oven and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes.
• Place in serving bowls and garnish with cilantro.

SHRIMP-CORN BISQUE

Steps:

• Leaving tails intact on 4-6 shrimp, peel and devein shrimp; butterfly tail-on shrimp and chop the remaining shrimp.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter.
• Add butterflied shrimp and saute just until bright pink and cooked through. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add onion,chilies( if using ), and celery to pan; saute until onion is tender, but not browned.
• Stir in chopped shrimp and saute until just pink.
• Add all but 1/4 cup corn and saute 30 seconds longer.
• Sprinkle flour over vegetables and shrimp then cook and stir 1 minute more.
• Add broth and half and half.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth, heated through and slightly thickened, about 4 minutes.
• Serve in bowls, garnished with remaining corn kernels, butterflied shrimp, and cilantro sprigs.

NEW ORLEAN'S CORN AND CRAB BISQUE (OR SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Melt butter; add corns, celery, bell pepper, onions and garlic- saute for 5-10 minutes.
• Add flour and whisk until white roux is achieved- DO NOT BROWN.
• Add stocks, seafood seasoning and crabboil stirring while adding.
• Bring to a low boil, then simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
• Add heavy cream, green onions and parsley and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add crabmeat and shrimp.
• Season to taste, simmer for 3-5 more minutes.
• You may add cornstarch dissolved in little water if you prefer this thicker.