Mushroom Crab Bisque Recipes

CRABMEAT BISQUE MADE EASY

Steps:

• Spray a stockpot with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in the prepared stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir celery, onion, paprika, seafood seasoning, thyme, salt, and white pepper until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Whisk flour into vegetable mixture until smooth and dissolved. Pour seafood stock over vegetable mixture.
• Mix half-and-half, cream, and milk into broth mixture; decrease heat and simmer until bisque is thickened, about 15 minutes. Add crabmeat and simmer bisque until crabmeat is heated through, about 5 minutes more.

MUSHROOM CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt the butter and saute the onion, mushrooms until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk, cream, lemon juice and parsley.
• Stir over medium high heat and bring to a simmering point. Stir until thick.
• Stir in the crabmeat and any juices. Salt and pepper to taste. Gently simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with chopped parsley as a garnish.

CRAB AND MUSHROOM BISQUE

Steps:

• For the lemon blend:.
• Combine all ingredients in a small food processor or grinder. Process until finely and evenly chopped. Store on an airtight container.
• For the bisque:.
• Melt ¼ cup of butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add onion and next 4 ingredients. Cook stirring until tender. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Melt remaining butter in same saucepan over medium heat add flour stirring until smooth. Cook one minute.
• Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly. Stir in Sherry, lemon blend, hot sauce and half and half.
• Reduce heat; stir in crab meat and cook for 5 minutes stirring often.
• Add saved vegetables, stir well and serve immediately.

MUSHROOM BISQUE

Steps:

• In a 2-quart pot, bring chicken broth to a boil. Add mushrooms and onions and bring back to a simmer. Reduce heat to a slow simmer and cover for at least 1 hour.
• Roux:
• In a separate large pot, melt the butter, then add the flour. Whisk until evenly incorporated. Continue to whisk while slowly adding half-and-half to the roux. Add bay leaf and stir constantly until the sauce is thickened and smooth. Remove the bay leaf and discard.
• Add the mushroom broth to the roux and stir until evenly incorporated. Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce, to taste. Serve immediately.

CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Stir in the bouillon, cream, crab, mushrooms, basil, garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon Creole seasoning and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Season to taste with remaining Creole seasoning and pepper if desired.

BLUE CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Crabs: Preheat oven to 425 F. Place crabs on a roasting pan and bake in the oven about 30 minutes, until deep red and slightly browned. In a stockpot set over medium heat, add olive oil and roasted crabs, breaking them up with a wooden spoon as they cook, 5 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery (the "holy trinity" of Cajun cooking) and stir, cooking just till the vegetables soften, 5 minutes.
• Stock: Add wine and stir to deglaze the pan. Turn heat to high and cook 6-8 minutes, until the wine has nearly evaporated. Add tomato paste and water. Stir, bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat. Cover and simmer, 45 minutes.
• Bisque: Remove the crab shells from the stock and discard. (If you miss a couple small pieces of shell, don't worry: they'll get strained out later.) Ladle the stock into the blender, then add the juice of half a lemon and ¾ cup bread cubes. Season with a big pinch of salt and a small pinch of pepper. Cover and let sit so the bread can absorb some of the liquid, 30-60 seconds. Blend on low speed (to avoid splattering hot liquid) for 30 seconds. As the soup blends, turn to high to emulsify, 1 more minute. Taste to adjust for seasoning and texture-the soup should coat the back of a spoon. Add remaining bread, small pinches of salt and pepper, and blend on high to further thicken and emulsify, 1½ more minutes. Taste again for seasoning, then strain through a chinois to remove any small shell pieces, using the back of a ladle to push the soup through into a bowl.
• Assembly: Ladle bisque into individual serving bowls. Chop chives into ½-inch lengths (you should have about a ½ cup total). Garnish each bowl with crab meat and chives. Serve immediately.

IMITATION CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• Combine imitation crab, both condensed soups, mayonnaise, onion, bell pepper, celery, seafood seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper in a stock pot. Slowly add half-and-half and bring to a simmer. Simmer until hot, about 30 minutes.

CRAB AND CRIMINI BISQUE

Steps:

• Cut off mushroom stems and chop finely. Slice mushroom caps and set aside. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped mushroom stems, onion and garlic; saut&é until mushrooms release their liquid and liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes. Add flour and stir 2 minutes. Mix in broth and Sherry and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover partially and simmer 25 minutes. Strain into heavy large saucepan; discard solids.
• Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced mushroom caps; saut&é until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Mix sliced mushroom caps into soup. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly, then chill uncovered until cold. Cover; chill.)
• Simmer soup 3 minutes. Whisk cream, yolks and lemon juice in small bowl to blend. Stir crab, then cream mixture into soup. Cook over low heat until soup thickens slightly, stirring constantly (do not boil). Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix in parsley and serve.

BROCCOLI CRAB BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the leeks, mushrooms and broccoli in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the flour, thyme, pepper and bay leaf; mix well. Stir in broth and cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Add the cheese and crab; stir until cheese is melted and soup is heated through. Discard bay leaf.

FRESH MUSHROOM BISQUE

Steps:

• Combine the domestic mushrooms, 6 scallions, thyme, Sherry, broth, salt and pepper in a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until the mushrooms are barely tender, about 5 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a saute pan until hot. Add the shiitake mushrooms and saute over medium-high heat until golden, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Combine the mushroom broth and mustard in a food processor or blender. Puree until smooth. Stir in the yogurt and strain. Ladle the soup into individual bowls. Garnish with remaining scallions.