Love & Best Dishes: Easy Shrimp Bisque Recipe

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: whole milk

Coconut milk offers creaminess with fewer calories.

cognac

🥗Healthier: white wine

💰Cheaper: dry vermouth

White wine adds acidity without the high cost.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned crab

Canned crab provides seafood flavor at a lower price.

fish stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with fish sauce

Vegetable stock maintains flavor while being lighter.

Chop half a pound of shrimp into a rough chop.

Add one can of cream of celery soup to the bowl.

Whisk in half and half and milk using an emulsifier.

Add 2 cups of half and half to the mixture, reserving some for later.

Add the chopped shrimp to the mixture.

Pour the mixture into a pot.

Add 2 teaspoons of tomato paste and 1 teaspoon of paprika to the pot.

Heat the mixture until hot, stirring occasionally.

Chop flat leaf parsley for garnish.

Season the bisque with salt and black pepper to taste before serving.

Serve hot, garnished with parsley and optionally Sherry.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens