Description
A rich and elegant seafood bisque made with tender crab, shrimp, and lobster simmered in a creamy, flavorful broth that tastes restaurant-quality yet comes together quickly at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup lump crab meat
- 1 cup large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 lobster tail, meat removed and chopped
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 cups seafood stock
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add diced onion and cook until translucent.
- Add garlic and sauté briefly until fragrant.
- Stir in tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes.
- Gradually pour in seafood stock while stirring.
- Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add crab meat, shrimp, and lobster.
- Simmer gently for 5 minutes until seafood is just cooked.
- Blend about half of the bisque until smooth.
- Return blended portion to the pot and stir.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot.
Notes
Do not overcook the seafood. Blend only part of the soup to maintain a luxurious texture with visible seafood pieces.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: French-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 135mg
Keywords: seafood bisque with crab shrimp and lobster, seafood bisque, crab shrimp lobster soup