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Shrimp or Lobster Bisque

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4 to 5

Ingredients

8 ounces cooked shrimp or lobster meat
2 tablespoons sherry, plus additional to taste
Pinch of thyme
3 to 4 green onions with tops, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
One 10 3/4-ounce can condensed tomato soup
1 soup can measure of milk
One 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 soup can measure of heavy cream
Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Preparation

  1. Finely chop the shrimp or lobster meat and marinate 30 minutes in 2 tablespoons of sherry and the thyme. Sauté onions in butter until soft. Add shrimp or lobster meat and cook over a low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine tomato soup with milk and blend mushroom soup with cream. Combine the two soup mixtures with the shrimp-lobster sauté. Simmer over low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Add more sherry to taste. Cool, then mix in blender until thick and smooth. To serve, reheat in a double boiler. Add more sherry to taste and garnish with chopped parsley.

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