🦀🍤 Crab & Shrimp Seafood Bisque (Restaurant-Style)
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4–6)
Seafood
200 g (7 oz) shrimp, peeled & deveined
150 g (5 oz) crab meat (fresh or canned, drained)
Base
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp flour
1 cup seafood stock (or chicken stock)
1 cup heavy cream (or cooking cream)
½ cup milk
Seasoning
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional heat 🔥)
Salt & black pepper to taste
1 tsp lemon juice
Optional: pinch of dried thyme or bay leaf
For garnish (optional but fancy ✨)
Chopped parsley
Extra shrimp
Drizzle of cream
👩🍳 Instructions
Sauté aromatics
In a pot over medium heat, melt butter + olive oil.
Add onion and cook until soft (3–4 min). Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
Build flavor
Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute.
Add flour and cook another 1 minute (this thickens the bisque).
Add liquid
Slowly pour in stock while stirring to avoid lumps.
Simmer 5 minutes until slightly thick.
Make it creamy
Add cream + milk, paprika, cayenne, salt & pepper.
Simmer gently (don’t boil).
Blend (optional but silky)
For ultra-smooth bisque: blend half the soup, then return it to the pot.
Add seafood
Add shrimp and cook 2–3 minutes until pink.
Gently fold in crab meat and lemon juice. Simmer 1 more minute.
Taste & serve
Adjust salt, pepper, or spice. Garnish and enjoy 😍
🔥 Pro Tips (Chef Mode)
Want extra luxury? Add 1 tbsp butter at the end.
Love smoky flavor? Add a pinch of smoked paprika.
Make it thicker? Let it simmer longer.
Serve with garlic bread or toasted baguette 🥖
