This Crab and Shrimp Seafood Bisque is a decadent, creamy soup that is perfect for a cold winter night. It has the perfect balance of sweetness from the crab and shrimp with a savory flavor from the celery and green onions.
Crab and Shrimp Seafood Bisque is a delicious, easy, and healthy dish that can be served as a starter or main course. It’s made with simple ingredients like onions, celery, heavy cream, crab meat, shrimp, old bay, and tomato paste. It’s a perfect dish for those who want to eat seafood but don’t have time to cook it. And it’s also a great dish for those who are on a low-carb diet as it is gluten-free and contains no sugar.
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If you live somewhere that has seafood readily available, then you really need to whip this bisque up because fresh seafood enhances this bisque so well and has such an unbeatable flavor. Perfect as a side dish with your crab, crawfish, or shrimp boil that you have with the family. Inviting everyone over for a spread of beautifully steamed seafood with Crab and Shrimp Seafood Bisque as a side sounds like the best summer day ever.
As I mentioned above, it makes for a wonderful comforting addition to your fall and winter meals as it has a hearty base, spicy flavor, and warms you up from the inside out.
What should I serve with my Crab and Shrimp Seafood Bisque?
Depending on if you want to present this bisque as a side dish or main course; I have some different options you could use. No matter if this is your highlight meal or side dish during the summer; you can never go wrong with serving sweet summer corn, hush puppies, a side salad, french fries, or heart bread to dip into your bisque. This really goes for serving this dish during the winter as well. Nothing goes better with soup than delicious bread to dip in and soak up all the amazing flavors.
Ingredients:
4 Tbsp. Butter
⅓ C. Celery chopped
⅓ C. Green onions chopped
1 ½ C. Heavy whipping cream
2 C. Whole milk
3 Tbsp. Flour
1 Tbsp. Tomato paste
8 oz. Cooked shrimp cut into pieces
8 oz. Crab meat
1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions:
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat on the stove.
Add the celery and green onions to the saucepan, and saute until beginning to soften.
Stir in the flour, and saute for another minute.
Heat the milk in the microwave until warm, and pour into the saucepan. Whisk to combine completely until all lumps are gone.
Whisk in the heavy whipping cream, tomato paste, Old Bay seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.
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Bring to a low simmer, and continue to cook until the bisque thickens.
Stir in the shrimp and crab meat, and cook until heated through.
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Serve topped with fresh parsley for garnish.
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Crab and Shrimp Seafood Bisque
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp. Butter
- ⅓ C. Celery chopped
- ⅓ C. Green onions chopped
- 1 ½ C. Heavy whipping cream
- 2 C. Whole milk
- 3 Tbsp. Flour
- 1 Tbsp. Tomato paste
- 8 oz. Cooked shrimp cut into pieces
- 8 oz. Crab meat
- 1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat on the stove.
- Add the celery and green onions to the saucepan, and saute until beginning to soften.
- Stir in the flour, and saute for another minute.
- Heat the milk in the microwave until warm, and pour into the saucepan. Whisk to combine completely until all lumps are gone.
- Whisk in the heavy whipping cream, tomato paste, Old Bay seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a low simmer, and continue to cook until the bisque thickens.
- Stir in the shrimp and crab meat, and cook until heated through.
- Serve topped with fresh parsley for garnish.
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