Shrimp Bisque Recipe
Ingredients
| 3 tablespoons olive or salad oil | ||
| 1 1/2 pounds medium-sized shrimp, shelled and deveined | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 4 Tablespoon | |
| Onion | 1 Large, chopped | |
| Carrot | 1 , chopped | |
| Stalk celery | 1 , chopped | |
| Water | 2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Dry white wine | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/4 cup regular long-grain rice | ||
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Ground red pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| 3 chicken-flavor bouillon cubes or envelopes | ||
| Bay Leaf | 1 | |
| Tomatoes | 1 Can (10oz) | |
| 2 cups heavy or whipping cream | ||
Directions
1. In 4-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, in hot olive oil, cook shrimp shells until pink, stirring constantly with slotted spoon. Discard shells, leaving flavored oil in Dutch oven.
2. Add shrimp to oil and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes; spoon into bowl.
3. Reduce heat to medium; add butter or margarine, onion, carrot, and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
4. Stir in water and next 6 ingredients, and heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove Dutch oven from heat.
5. Discard bay leaf. Drain juice of tomatoes into rice mixture. Remove seeds from tomatoes; stir tomatoes into rice mixture and add cooked shrimp.
6. Spoon one-half of shrimp mixture into blender; cover (with center part of blender cover removed) and blend at low speed until smooth. Pour mixture into bowl. Repeat with remaining shrimp mixture.
7. Return shrimp mixture to Dutch oven; stir in cream. Over medium heat, heat just to boiling.
2. Add shrimp to oil and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes; spoon into bowl.
3. Reduce heat to medium; add butter or margarine, onion, carrot, and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
4. Stir in water and next 6 ingredients, and heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove Dutch oven from heat.
5. Discard bay leaf. Drain juice of tomatoes into rice mixture. Remove seeds from tomatoes; stir tomatoes into rice mixture and add cooked shrimp.
6. Spoon one-half of shrimp mixture into blender; cover (with center part of blender cover removed) and blend at low speed until smooth. Pour mixture into bowl. Repeat with remaining shrimp mixture.
7. Return shrimp mixture to Dutch oven; stir in cream. Over medium heat, heat just to boiling.
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