Delicious Seafood Bisque: Quick & Easy Fall Recipe

With the weather getting cooler, this is best time of the year to bust out all those delicious stews and soups recipes. Being from the South, some of my favorites are seafood based like crawfish boil soup and this quick and easy seafood bisque. Made with crab, lobster and shrimp, this simple recipe makes a tasty and hearty meal for any cool fall night.

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Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. of crab meat
• 1/2 lb. of medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 lb. of lobster meat, chopped
• 2 tbsp. of fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp. of olive oil
• 1 tbsp. of salted butter
• 1 sweet yellow onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
• 4 cups of seafood stock
• 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup of tomato paste
• 1/4 cup of dry white wine or 1/4 cup of low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp. of paprika
• 1-2 bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp. of cayenne pepper
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• French bread, for serving

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Instructions:

• Heat the butter and olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook until translucent, then stir in the garlic.
• Slowly add the flour, whisking for 2 minutes.
• Add in the seafood stock, whisk together then bring to a slow simmer.
• Add the tomato paste, heavy whipping cream, wine or chicken broth, paprika, cayenne pepper, bay leaves, salt and black pepper and cook for about 10-15 minutes.
• Finally add in the seafood and simmer the bisque until the seafood is throughly cooked through.
• Stir in the parsley and add spices, if needed.
• Serve hot with fresh French bread and enjoy!