Description
Crab and Shrimp Seafood Bisque is a luxurious, creamy dish that envelops you in warmth with every spoonful. Combining sweet crab meat and tender shrimp in a fragrant broth infused with herbs and spices, this bisque is the ultimate comfort food. Perfect for dinner parties or cozy nights at home, it transforms simple ingredients into an impressive meal that will leave your guests raving.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup fresh lump crab meat
- 1 cup raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 4 cups fish stock or seafood broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Sauté onion until translucent (about 5 minutes).
- Add minced garlic and tomato paste; cook for another 3 minutes until darkened.
- Pour in fish stock, add thyme and bay leaf, then bring to a gentle simmer.
- Add shrimp; cook for about 5 minutes before gently folding in crab meat.
- Lower heat and stir in heavy cream; warm through for about 5 minutes.
- Finish with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 120mg