Quick And Easy Shrimp Bisque Food

SUPER EASY SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the water, beef stock, and bay leaf over high heat. Peel and devein the shrimp, and once the water mixture is boiling, throw in the shells only (set the shrimp aside). Lightly boil the shells for 15 minutes.
• Strain the shrimp broth through a fine sieve into a glass bowl or measuring cup. This will be the base of your soup. Discard the shells.
• Wipe out the pot and melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and garlic and cook while stirring occasionally for 2 to 3 minutes (until it softens but does not brown). Add the raw shrimp and tomato paste to the pot and cook until they are pink and firm, another 3 or 4 minutes.
• Return the shell broth/stock to the pot along with the salt and cayenne pepper and bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
• Puree the soup using a handheld (or counter top) blender, stir in the cream, and serve warm. Top with fresh thyme if desired.

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.

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 II

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine 3/4 cup butter and flour. Cook, stirring, until flour taste disappears, about 7 minutes. Stir in seafood stock and season with salt and pepper. Simmer 15 minutes, then remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook shrimp shells and onion in 1/4 cup butter until onion is translucent. Stir in garlic, paprika and tomato paste and cook until brown. Stir in brandy and light it on fire. Let it simmer until reduced and thickened. Stir in reserved stock, reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh or cheesecloth.
• Return strained mixture to a simmer in the saucepan. Pour in cream.
• Dice shrimp and cook until opaque in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir into soup and simmer 5 minutes. Season with pepper sauce, Worcestershire and Old Bay. Stir in sherry just before serving.

CREAMY SHRIMP AND CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over a low heat. Stir in flour, salt, white pepper, bouillon granules, and onion. Blend 3/4 cup half-and-half cream into the mixture. Mix in shrimp and crab meat. Turn the temperature to medium heat and continue stirring until the mixture thickens.
• Blend the remaining half-and-half cream and wine into the mixture. Serve and enjoy!

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add shrimp shells and cook, stirring frequently, until they begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add 1 bay leaf and 8 cups water. Simmer uncovered for 25 minutes. Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large bowl. Strain, discarding solids. DO AHEAD: Shrimp stock can be made 3 days ahead. Let cool slightly; chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until just opaque in center, 3-4 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a plate. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to same pot. Add carrots, celery, and onion and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat; add brandy. Return pot to heat and stir until almost evaporated, 2-3 minutes. Add rice and tomato paste; stir for 1 minute. Add shrimp stock, remaining bay leaf, parsley, thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne. Simmer uncovered until flavors meld and rice is soft, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve 4 shrimp for garnish and stir remaining shrimp into bisque. Remove parsley, thyme, and bay leaf.
• Working in batches, purée bisque in a blender until smooth. Pour through a finemesh strainer set over a clean pot. Discard solids in strainer. Stir in cream and reheat bisque over medium heat. Add lemon juice. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and more cayenne, if desired.
• Mince reserved shrimp and mix with chives in a small bowl. Place 1 heaping tablespoon shrimp mixture in the center of large, shallow soup bowls. Ladle bisque around garnish and serve.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended. Stir in the water, cream, chili powder, bouillon, cumin and coriander; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Cut shrimp into bite-size pieces; add to soup. Simmer 5 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Gradually stir 1/2 cup hot soup into sour cream; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Heat through (do not boil). Garnish with cilantro, avocado and additional shrimp if desired.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In saucepan, heat olive oil. Add red pepper and onion; saute on low heat until soft, 15 to 20 minutes, 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 1/2 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.
• Repeat with remaining mixture. Sprinkle on Parmesan cheese.
• Optional garnishes: herbs and additional shrimp.

EASY SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

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.

QUICK SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until tender, about 4 minutes. Add clam juice and rice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Mix in shrimp. Cover and simmer until shrimp are heated through, about 1 minute. Set aside 6 shrimp for garnish.
• Working in batches, puree soup with remaining shrimp in blender until smooth. Return soup to same saucepan. Whisk in tomato paste and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper. Gradually whisk in half and half. Bring soup to a simmer. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with reserved shrimp. Sprinkle with additional cayenne pepper, if desired, and serve.

EASY SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• STEP 1: SAUTE the VEGETABLES: 1. In a non-stick skillet or a medium-size saucepan, on moderate heat, saute the vegetables with 3 tablespoons of good olive oil. Add the fresh thyme, bay leaf, and parsley sprigs and cook until the vegetables softened, and the onions are golden for about 3 to 5 minutes. 2. Next, pour in white wine, the brandy, and 1/2 cup chicken broth, simmer on low heat for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat. 3. Remove the bay leaf, and transfer the mixture to a blender and allow the mixture to cool down before you blend it. Then cover with the lid, and blend on low speed, and gradually raise the speed to medium, then to high until it's fully blended and smooth. Set it aside. STEP 2: MAKE the CREAM SAUCE: 1. In a medium-size saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons of butter over moderate heat. Add salt and flour, and a dash of cayenne pepper and whisk until well blended. 2. Pour and whisk in the half and half and the remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth, continue to simmer on low heat, stirring until it thickened. Then turn off the heat. The sauce should be very creamy. STEP 3: COOK the SHRIMP: 1. Using the same skillet. Saute the shrimp with remaining 1 tablespoon of butter for about 2 to 3 minutes. Do not overcook. Remove from stove, and toss 1/2 of the shrimp (about 10 pieces) into the blender, along with an additional 1/4 cup of chicken broth, and blend at high speed to puree the mixture. Reserve the remaining shrimp to add on top of each bisque when serving. 2. NEXT, Transfer the shrimp mixture into the saucepan with the cream sauce. Stir to combine. Taste the bisque and season with salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste. 3. Heat the shrimp bisque thoroughly. NOTE: If the shrimp bisque is too thick, you can add in additional chicken broth or just water to your desired consistency. 4. Ladle the bisque in soup bowls, and top each bowl with a couple of shrimp. Sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley over each bowl. Serve immediately. Serves 3 to 4 servings

QUICK N' EASY SHRIMP AND CORN BISQUE WITH OPTIONAL CRAB

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp. Place the peelings and heads if you have them, in a stock pot with 4 cups of water to boil and reduce making a stock. In a separate pot saute the fresh seasonings (onions, garlic, red peppers, green onions. When these are soft, add the bag of simply potatoes and 1-2 t crab boil and mash. Saute for apx 10 min til soft. Add Cans of Corn and Cream Corn and saute for apx 5 min until incorporated. Add cans of cream of shrimp soup and incorporate. Next, i may use the hand blender to blend all of the above items. Next add shrimp stock until the consistency of soup and bring to a boil. Add the shrimp and simmer for 5-10 min then add heavy cream. After all ingredients are fully mixed and shrimp are pink add the lump crab meat and season with tonys if necessary until heated and serve with some slivers of green onions on top. ENJOY.

SHRIMP BISQUE (EMERIL'S)

Steps:

• Stock:.
• In a large stockpot over medium-high heat heat the olive oil.
• Add the chopped onions, celery, carrots, salt and black pepper.
• Saute the vegetables for about 30 minutes or until soft.
• Squeeze the lemon halves in the vegetables and add lemon rinds to pot.
• Add all remaining stock ingredients.
• Bring stock to a boil and reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered for 1 hour.
• Remove from heat and strain stock using a cheesecloth or a fine-mesh strainer and set aside.
• This will make about 3 quarts.
• Bisque:.
• In a large heavy Dutch oven heat the olive oil over medium high heat.
• Add the onions, celery, carrots, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Saute until vegetables are soft about 20 minutes.
• Add the herbs, tomato paste and brandy.
• Cook and stir vegetable mixture for about 5 minutes.
• Add the shrimp stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 1 hour.
• Make a beurre manie' by combining the softened butter and flour in a small bowl and mix until have have a smooth paste.
• Add the mixture one tablespoon at a time whisking well after each addition.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Slowly add the cream and shrimp and stir to mix.
• Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 15 minutes.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven, mix all ingredients except shrimp and half-and-half. Heat to boiling. Stir in shrimp; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 2 to 3 minutes or until shrimp are pink and firm.
• Gradually add half-and-half, stirring constantly, until half-and-half is just heated through.

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!