Tomato Bisque Crab Chowder By Louis Food

EASY TOMATO CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Dice ALL your vegetables and set aside.
• In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add the onions, peppers and carrots to the pot. Cook for about 15 minutes until soft.
• Add the vermouth and cook for about 2 minutes to evaporate.
• Add the flour and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add the broth, tomatoes and seasonings. Stir to combine.
• Bring to a boil, reduce and simmer for about 45 minutes. You really want to establish intense flavour.
• Remove the pot from the stove. Add the canned milk and stir to combine. Using an immersion blender puree the soup until silky smooth. You can also pour the contents into a blender and blitz and then return the soup to the pot.
• Return the pureed soup to the pot. Add the crab meat and heat through. About 15 minutes.
• Dinner is ready. ENJOY!
• Heat the olive oil in a pan. Saute the onions, carrots, and peppers for about 15 minutes.
• Add the vermouth and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes.
• Place this mixture into the slow cooker.
• Add the tomatoes, broth, and seasonings.
• Stir and cover. Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours.
• Once cooked, add the canned milk and stir.
• Using an immersion blender, puree until smooth. (Alternatively, you can pour into a blender, blitz, and return to the slow cooker).
• Add the crab meat. Cover and heat for about 30 minutes.

BLUSHING TOMATO CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• roasting: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375ºF. Place everything listed under 'roasting' on a large sheet pan. Sprinkle with a big pinch of salt and pepper and toss everything using your hands. Let roast for 1 hour if you have time you can also do this on 350ºF for 1 ½ hours. Check on the ingredients halfway through and toss.
• blend: Transfer the veggies along with any juices to a large pot along with the seafood stock, Worcestershire, 2 tablespoons pesto, cayenne, paprika, and old bay and blend it all using an immersion blender.
• finish: Place the stockpot over medium-high heat and allow the soup to reach a simmer, reduce the heat and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cream and allow the soup to come back to a simmer. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper as desired. You can also add the last tablespoon of pesto if you'd like. Add the crab meat and let it heat through for about 5 minutes. Serve in bowls topped with additional crab meat and chopped chives if desired.

TOMATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine the first 7 ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender (approx. 15 min).
• Make a double boiler by placing a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water, making sure that the water does not touch the bowl.
• Add butter and stir while it melts. Sprinkle in flour, salt, pepper and mustard. Add milk all at once. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and continue stirring until smooth.
• Add cheese and stir until cheese has melted and sauce is thick.
• Add to vegetables and bring to a boil.
• Add parsley and serve piping hot.

CHRISSY'S CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• In medium soup pot, saute the onion and celery on medium heat, with butter, until translucent, about 2 minutes. Turn heat to low, add flour, and mix well until pasty. Using a whisk, stirring slowly, add soft cooked bacon, diced cooked potatoes, parsley, paprika, garlic salt, celery salt, white pepper, seafood seasoning, and salt and pepper, to taste. Mix, and then slowly add the milk and cream, stirring constantly. Add the corn, and finally, gently fold in the crabmeat. Stir slowly. Serve hot.

SEAFOOD BISQUE CHOWDER

Steps:

• NOTE: I list my favorite seafoos to add but have used many other types of seafood as well. Mussels, Fish, etc --.
• Melt butter in large pot over medium heat.
• add all vegetables except potatoes and cook until onions are clear.
• mix in flour.
• slowly stir in dairy products until smooth.
• add remaining ingredients and stir well.
• keep on medium heat until soup starts to bubble.
• reduce heat and simmer for at least 1 hour. The longer you simmer, the better it gets, I go for 2 or 3 hours personally.

CRAB LOUIS

Steps:

• Dressing:.
• Mix all ingredients. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
• Drain crabmeat. Chill. Arrange crab, tomatoes, and eggs on greens. Serve with dressing and lemon wedges, if desired.

CREAMY SHRIMP AND TOMATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook celery and onion in hot oil just until tender. Stir in tomatoes; heat through. Add shrimp, whipping cream, and water. Cook over medium heat just until hot. Season to taste with pepper.
• Ladle chowder into bowls; top with basil. Serve with foccacia wedges or rolls, if desired.

CHEESY CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Sauté onion and celery until tender.
• Add flour; stirring constantly.
• Stir in milk gradually; add Worcestershire sauce, mustard, pepper, paprika and chili powder. Bring to a simmer, stirring often.
• Add corn, tomatoes and crabmeat; simmer about 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in cheese until soup is heated through and cheese is melted.
• Serve. Garnish with the chopped parsley.

TOMATO-BASIL CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add 3/4 of crabmeat, tomato, 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil, and garlic. Sauté 2 minutes. Whisk in flour; stir 2 minutes. Whisk in clam-tomato juice and next 5 ingredients. Reduce heat to low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Cool soup slightly.
• Puree soup in batches in blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Stir in 3/4 cup water and lemon juice; bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Divide soup among 6 bowls. Sprinkle with remaining crab and 3 tablespoons basil and serve.

CRAB LOUIS

Steps:

• Mix together the mayonnaise, whipped cream, chile sauce, green pepper, and green onion.
• Season with salt and lemon juice to taste.
• Arrange outer leaves of lettuce on 4 large plates; shred the heart of the lettuce and arrange a bed of shredded lettuce in the center of the leaves.
• Place the body meat of the crab on the shredded lettuce.
• Cut tomatoes and eggs in sixths and arrange symmetrically around the crab.
• Pour over the Louis dressing and garnish with crab legs.

DON'T GET CRABBY WITH ME SALAD (CRAB LOUIS)

Steps:

• Arrange around the rim of a bowl some whole lettuce leaves.
• Place in the center of the bowl about 1/2 cup shredded lettuce leaves.
• Combine ingredients 1-9 in a bowl to make the Crab Louis sauce. Chill it if you have time for a few hours -- It will be better.
• Add enough sauce to crab meat until crab is well coated but not runny and toss thoroughly. (you might not use all of the sauce).
• Assemble into bowls and garnish with chopped eggs.
• best if chilled but sometimes I can't wait.