Seafood bisque 🦐🦀🥣
Seafood bisque is a rich, creamy soup originally from French cuisine. It’s made with shellfish such as shrimp, crab, lobster, or a mix of seafood, blended with aromatic vegetables, stock, and cream to create a smooth, luxurious texture.
Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 200 g shrimp (peeled and chopped)
- 150 g crab meat or lobster (optional)
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 small onion (finely chopped)
- 1 carrot (finely diced)
- 1 celery stalk (finely diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 3 tbsp flour
- 3 cups seafood or fish stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup white cooking wine (optional)
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- Salt & black pepper
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
1. Sauté the vegetables
- Melt butter in a pot over medium heat.
- Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic.
- Cook for 4–5 minutes until soft.
2. Build the base
- Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
- Add flour and cook another minute to form a thick base.
3. Add liquid
- Slowly whisk in seafood stock and wine.
- Simmer for 10–15 minutes to develop flavor.
4. Blend
- Blend the soup until smooth to create the classic velvety bisque texture.
5. Add seafood & cream
- Stir in shrimp and crab/lobster.
- Add cream, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
- Simmer 5 minutes until seafood is cooked.
Serving 🍽️
Serve hot with:
- crusty bread or garlic toast
- a drizzle of cream
- chopped parsley or chives
💡 Chef Tip: For deeper flavor, simmer shrimp shells in the stock before making the soup.
If you want, I can also show you:
- Restaurant-style seafood bisque used by French chefs 🇫🇷
- A quick 20-minute seafood bisque recipe.
