Wednesday, March 4, 2009

SHRIMP BISQUE!!!

 its raining and sunny at the same time?? so it still raining and well i think ill post one of my favorite soups shrimp bisque. this recipe comes from a restaurant i worked at which is Chez Panisse it was a great place to work and the food was great. this is a real comfort soup warm welcoming type its a creamy soup and if you love shrimp this is the recipe for you.

 servings 4 people

Shrimp bisque : 

-1 oz butter
-1 oz onion 
-1 oz carrots 
make sure you don't burn these three things together make sure they just sweet 
-4 oz shrimp wt. 16 to 20 is 1 pound 
put shrimp is a sautee pan to cook until just red then pull them out. take the shell off the shrimp then put the cooked shells in the back in the pot with butter onion etc. don't! put the shrimp in the pot leave out you add that last 
-1 tbsp flour 
-2 tbsp brandy 
-1 tbsp tomato paste
-2 oz white sine 
-3 cups of stock feumtee (fish stock) 
-2 oz heavy cream 
- salt and pepper for taste 

thats all it is so first do what i said then add all the rest after the brandy is for deglaze the pot to get all the little flavors so after all this is added and cooked put the soup threw a strainer so its a nice cream soup then cut the cooked shrimp and add it in to final cook then put some croutons for the crunch and some chopped parsely and you good to go!! bon appetite!

1 comments:

Chantal Noelle Cabildo said...

lobster bisque is better : )

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