Best 5 Paula Deens Shrimp Or Lobster Bisque Recipes

CREAMY SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, add celery, onions and butter, stirring occasionally. When tender add garlic and mix together. Stir in flour and half and half. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in fish stock and parsley. Cook for 10 minutes until it thickens. Add shrimp meat and let simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through. Stir occasionally. Add salt, to taste.
• When ready, serve with croutons.
• Homemade Croutons:
• Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• Cut bread with a heart shaped cookie cutter. Place onto a cookie sheet and bake until toasted.

PAULA DEEN'S SHRIMP OR LOBSTER BISQUE

Steps:

• Finely chop the shrimp or lobster meat and marinate 30 minutes in 2 T. of sherry and the thyme.
• Saute onions in butter until soft.
• Add shrimp or lobster meat and cook over a low heat for 3 to 5 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, combine tomato soup and milk and blend mushroom soup with cream. Combine the two soup mixtures with the shrimp-lobster sautee.
• Simmer over low heat for 3-5 minutes.
• Add more sherry to taste.
• Cool, then mix in blender until thick and smooth.
• To serve, reheat in a double boiler.
• Add more sherry to taste and garnish with chopped parsley.
• NOTE: I boiled 2 lobster tails in salted water for approximately 5 minutes. Then, I let them cool and removed the meat.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• Place the shrimp shells and seafood stock in a saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain and reserve the stock. Add enough water to make 3 3/4 cups. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add the leeks and cook them for 10 minutes over medium-low heat, or until the leeks are tender but not browned. Add the garlic and cook 1 more minute. Add the cayenne pepper and shrimp and cook over medium to low heat for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the Cognac and cook for 1 minute, then the sherry and cook for 3 minutes longer. Transfer the shrimp and leeks to a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until coarsely pureed. In the same pot, melt the butter. Add the flour and cook over medium-low heat for 1 minute, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add the half-and-half and cook, stirring with a whisk, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the pureed shrimp, the stock, tomato paste, salt, and pepper and heat gently until hot but not boiling. Season, to taste, and serve hot. ;

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended. Stir in the water, cream, chili powder, bouillon, cumin and coriander; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Cut shrimp into bite-size pieces; add to soup. Simmer 5 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Gradually stir 1/2 cup hot soup into sour cream; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Heat through (do not boil). Garnish with cilantro, avocado and additional shrimp if desired.

CREOLE SHRIMP AND LOBSTER BISQUE

Steps:

• Remove lobster meat from shell; coarsely chop and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and garlic; cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in flour, and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth; cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
• Add lobster meat and shrimp. Stir in half-and-half and Creole seasoning; cook for 10 minutes, or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile cut out the center portion of a round loaf of bread. Brush with olive oil and place on a sturdy cookie sheet. Bake at 350F for about 15 minutes to seal bowl.
• Ladle soup into bread bowl and sprinkle on parmesan and parsley if desired.
• Serve immediately.