Taste of Home
Elegant Seafood Bisque
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).
Creamy bisque is elegant enough for sit-down dinners yet hearty enough for casual gatherings.—Mike Payne, Hixson, Tennessee
Ingredients
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1 small onion, chopped
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1 garlic clove, minced
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5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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3 cups chicken broth
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1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
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2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
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2 cups tomato juice
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1 cup white wine or additional broth
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1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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Dash white pepper
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1 cup heavy whipping cream
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1 cup uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
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1 cup frozen uncooked lobster chunks, thawed
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Additional chopped basil
Directions
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1.
In a Dutch oven, saute onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons oil until tender. Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Stir in broth and bouillon. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
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2.
Stir in the tomato sauce, juice, wine, basil, salt and pepper. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add cream; heat through (do not boil).
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3.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, cook shrimp and lobster in remaining oil until shrimp turn pink, about 5 minutes. Add to soup. Garnish servings with additional basil.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 254 calories, 16g fat (7g saturated fat), 70mg cholesterol, 1107mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 10g protein.
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